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#africanews #ibrahimtraore Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have made it clear that they do not want to have anything to do with France. But it seems France, including its media, is determined to be involved in everything concerning these countries. Recently, the prosecutors in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso launched an investigation against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an “apologist for terrorism”, as a result of his analysis regarding the jihadists attacks that occurred in these countries. However, this has made the France and European Media to blast at the Sahel leaders, accusing them of suppressing free speech. But how is challenging the analysis of a journalist suppressing free speech? What is the content of the analysis? Are the Sahel leaders justified in their actions? Let’s find out. If you recall vividly, terrorists launched an attack in the capital of Mail, Bamako which led to the death of many, especially soldiers. It was the first time in a long time that the capital city of Mali was experiencing an attack. Now, after the attack, a lot of news media carried the news and this is not unusual. However, what was unusual was the detailed analysis of the attack given by a French journalist and researcher, Wassim Nasr, for the French media house, France 24. You see, Wassim is a security expert who regularly comments on the Islamist insurgency that started in Mali and has since spread across the Sahel. This guy, however, is based in France but somehow he was able to give detailed analysis regarding the Mali attack, including the location of the attack, the objectives of the attackers and the total death toll. Isn’t that suspicious? But that’s not all.
