Burundi has banned the BBC from the country and taken its radio off the airwaves, after what the government said was the broadcaster’s “false’’ reporting on secret torture centres according to the head of the National Communication Council (NCC).
Going forward it is forbidden for any journalist local or foreign to provide information within the Burudian Territory to the British Broadcasting Corporation says Nestor Bankumukunzi, the head of the NCC.
The ban is as a result of a documentary published by the Media Outlet in December, which alleged Burundi’s security services were running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent.
Voice of America is already temporarily banned in Burundi, which rights groups accused of having a repressive government under President Pierre Nkurunziza.
Burundi has been seized by civil unrest since 2015, when Nkurunziza announced his decision to seek a third term in office despite a two-term limit.
His subsequent election victory unleashed a crisis that led to hundreds of people being killed.