Guinea's media regulator banned France 24 and pulled a Jeune Afrique correspondent's accreditation days after a presenter called the president a 'putschist', despite an on-air correction

After a France 24 presenter called President Mamadi Doumbouya a 'putschist president' on September 14, 2026, Guinea's High Authority of Communication (HAC) ordered France 24 on September 16 to stop using the term and revoked the accreditation of Jeune Afrique correspondent Diawo Barry, saying his coverage did not meet standards of 'objective, neutral, balanced reporting'. On September 17 it banned France 24 and withdrew accreditation of its correspondents in Guinea, saying the broadcaster had not complied with its order to stop using terms it deemed derogatory to the head of state.