On May 8, 2026, Niger’s media regulator, the National Observatory of Communication, suspended nine French-speaking media outlets for repeatedly publishing content it said threaten public order, national unity, social cohesion, and the stability of state institutions.

Guess which foreign “NGO” condemned Niger, after the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) member suspended 9 French-speaking media outlet from the country?

Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The next day, Reporters Without Borders, condemned Niger and demanded that the country reverse its decision.

Following the suspension of France 24, RFI, France Afrique Média, LSI Africa, AFP, TV5 Monde, TF1 Info, Jeune Afrique and Mediapart, for “repeatedly broadcasting content likely to seriously endanger public order” and undermine the morale of defense and security forces operating in the region. The Niger government stated it was necessary to “preserve peace, social cohesion and the stability of institutions.”

The affected media outlets are blocked across all media platforms in Niger, including websites, cable networks, and mobile apps.

The RSF issued a statement on X condemning the decision of the Niger government: “RSF condemns a coordinated strategy to repress press freedom within the AES [Alliance of Sahel States] and calls for the immediate reversal of this abusive decision.”

RSF went as far to telling a sovereign Kmtyw=Black (African) nation to reverse its national security decision and characterized the charges as fabricated and a severe threat to freedom of press and independent journalism in the region.

RSF, also known as Reporters Sans Frontières, is a French non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1985 and headquartered in Paris, France. According to its 2024 annual budget, the RSF received 55% of its annual funding from the French Development Agency (owned by the French government), the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the European Union (EU). In addition to that, RSF partners with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the parent agency of the MI6 (The Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals); the CIA front NED (National Endowment for Democracy); the Open Society Foundation; the Foundation de France, and many other covert nefarious NGO entities that purport to be public interest organizations.

Lets be clear about what this really means:

A Paris-based organisation that reportedly received about 55 per cent of its annual funding from the French government and other European countries is now presenting itself as a neutral defender of freedom of press while instructing a sovereign West African country on how to manage its own media space.

Another interesting fact about RSF is that, of the 12 board members of RSF, one is Rima Abdul Malak, who has a direct link to the French government. She served as France’s Minister of Culture under Emmanuel Macron, from 2022-2024. As of September 2025, Ms. Malak was listed as a member of RSF Board of Directors.

The direct point is that a foreign NGO/institution issuing a direct ultimatum to a sovereign Black African nation is absurd.

No sovereign Kmtyw=Black African nation should be taking instructions from a foreign NGO and/or institution on how to protect its public order, national unity, national security, and territorial and regional integrity.

The arrogance of a foreign NGO ordering and directing the Niger government on what it should and should not do, exposes the old colonial imperialist reflexes still lingering in Kmt=Abibiman=the Black Land (on the African Continent): the believe that Kmtyw=Black African government must always justify their security and geopolitical decisions to institutions in Europe, the colonial imperialist empire.

The Nigerien government has every right to decide what threatens the country’s order, stability and security, and that right does not disappear because a foreign French organization and/or institution disapproves.

Niger is a member of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) and has the right to decide what it considers a threat to its national security and stability. Whether RSF agrees or not is not the point. The point is that a foreign organisation, funded in large part by Frace and European governments, should not have the audacity to order Kmt=Black People’s Land=Abibiman (a Black African nation) to reverse a sovereign decision.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/niger-suspends-nine-french-media-bodies-watchdog-slams-abusive-decision

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