Burkina Faso and Niger have banned a French TV show for “stigmatising” African women and for being “contrary to the values and customs” of the two states, African Media reported.
The move is in line with recent moves by these countries – former colonial possessions of France – to ban several French media outlets.
A statement from the Nigerian military administration’s High Council of Communications said French broadcaster Canal+ had been ordered to “no longer broadcast or rebroadcast” the third season of the series “The Bachelor.”
The show is “stigmatising for African women, does not protect young people and is contrary to the country’s values and customs,” the statement said. Niger ordered the ban on Wednesday.
Last December, Burkina Faso launched a TV channel in Burkina Faso that only broadcasts programmes in local national languages. The new TV channel Rtb3 broadcasts in 12 languages.
In early December, Burkina Faso’s government banned the distribution of French newspaper Le Monde in the country. The decision follows the November 29 publication of an article headlined “Propaganda rages in Burkina after jihadist attack on Djibo.”
