Burkina Faso has been taking a tough line against France since Capt Ibrahim Traoré (C) took power last year
Burkina Faso has expelled journalists from two leading French newspapers, in the latest move against France by Burkina Faso’s military junta.
Sophie Douce of Le Monde and Agnès Faivre of Libération arrived in Paris after being given 24 hours to leave.
The expulsions follow the publication of a Libération investigation into a video which showed children being executed in military barracks.
The authorities described it as manipulation disguised as journalism.
The two newspapers condemned the expulsions as a major setback for press freedom in the former French colony.
Douce said plain-clothed security officers had visited her house on Saturday and said her accreditation was being withdrawn.
Douce’s reporting “obviously ended up seeming unbearable” to…
