2024-05-26 15:50:43
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Who might think about that the one who promised us heaven and earth, on a Sunday morning, September 5, 2021, might attempt to wipe the career of journalism off the map in Guinea? It’s now no secret that the CNRD stays the worst nightmare of Guinean journalists. The withdrawal of the licenses of FIM FM, Djoma medias and Hadafo medias after greater than 6 months of jamming the airwaves of those press corporations is ideal proof.
What is for certain is that the rubicon has simply been crossed by the army in energy who’re taking as their escapist loop a couple of civilian executives, who’re appointed ministers. That is the case, for instance, of Mr. Fana Soumah, the present Minister of Data and Communication who’s behind the well-known
It is a first within the historical past of regimes in Guinea. Aside from the regime of Normal Mamadi Doumbouya, no different regime has tried such a coup. We’ve seen every thing with Alpha Condé, the person he overthrew, however we now have by no means witnessed the withdrawal of media approvals with none legitimate motivation.
At this time the despair for us media males is complete. As a result of after the closure of those three main press corporations, we surprise whose flip it is going to be? With the present army energy of Conakry, the dream of seeing press freedom flourish is fading.
That is undoubtedly the trail to media apocalypse within the nation. All of the indicators are crimson. We should dare to say it, the CNRD desires to close the press up. However for what goal? Troublesome to seek out precisely the appropriate reply.
Within the meantime, my ideas exit to all of the fathers and moms of households at FIM FM, Djoma medias and Hadafo medias who’ve been condemned to unemployment!
Yamoussa Cheick Camara, journalist