Burkina Junta Lifts Radio Station s Suspension Over Niger Criticism barrons.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from barrons.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Radio Omega was ordered off the air on August 10 but has had the suspension lifted, Communications Minister and government spokesperson Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo announced in a statement.
Burkina Faso's junta-led government said one of the country's most popular radio stations could resume broadcasting on Monday after being suspended for airing an interview deemed "insulting" to Niger's new military leaders.
In separate incidents Benin's media regulator has indefinitely suspended the operations of 'La Gazette du Golfe', while 'Radio Oméga' in Burkina Faso is off the air.