TransparencyAbuse of power & retaliation

Togo's media regulator pulled France's RFI and France 24 off the air for three months over coverage it said hurt the government's image.

Confidence: Confirmed · 3 sourcesTogo · Oct 12, 2026

Subject of this story

Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC)

Also named

Affected

Radio France Internationale (RFI)

France 24

Advocate

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

International Federation of Journalists

What happened

On June 16, 2025, Togo's media regulator, the HAAC, suspended Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 for three months, citing 'repeated failures' in impartiality and fact-checking and saying they had aired content that was 'inaccurate, biased, or even contrary to established facts', undermining 'the stability of republican institutions and the image of the country', without giving details. RFI and France 24 said they learned of it without notice and stood by their reporting. The suspension followed June 2025 protests in Lome. The Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists condemned the ban; the HAAC did not respond to CPJ.

Sources (3)

Jeune AfriqueAu Togo, les médias français RFI et France 24 suspendus pour trois mois.

ifj.orgTogo: France 24 and RFI suspended for three months.

Committee to Protect Journalistscalls on Togolese authorities to rescind a three-month broadcasting ban on France 24 television network and Radio France Internationale

Response

Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC)

On-record admission

Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.

What happened next (0)

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