Burkina Faso expels French journalists from major newspapers

Burkina Faso has expelled journalists from two leading French newspapers, Le Monde and Libération, following 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. The expulsion of the journalists is the latest sign that Capt Ibrahim Traoré's regime is cracking down on French media.