Media panorama
📻 Radio
as in a large majority of African countries, radio remains the essential means of information of the Malian population. Mali has a high number of radios stations. There are around 150 private, associative or community radios accessible on the FM strip.
In Mali, the main reasons that push residents to listen to the radio are for: inform themselves, distract themselves, bring the family together or even to listen to music. Listening to the radio which takes place particularly between 10 and 11 hours or between 8 and 21 hours. Among the most listened to channels, we find: Radio Mali, Radio Kledu followed by Channel 2 and Radio France International. Malian waves which mainly disseminate in French, the most spoken language within the country.
📺 Television
although radio is the most widespread and popular media in Mali, television is gaining ground. In the eight regional chief towns there are more people who have a TV (77.1%) than a radio station (72%) at home.
ORTM is the public television and radio company in Mali. The Pan -African African Channel also has its headquarters in Bamako. However, it is not a matter of the Malian public but also the neighboring countries. Only 18 % of the population declares it as their favorite channel.
✍️ Press written
reading newspapers is a way to learn in Mali rather male. The press is mainly read within the educated classes and only in the urban areas of the country.
In terms of public service journal, the development is the best known and the most consulted across the country. It is the most attractive according to the population and is a good way to learn about the government's position on the current political situation.
The current press situation in Mali
In Mali, the Joliba TV television channel is interrupted for two months by the High Authority for Communication (HAC). She charges him for having committed "serious and repeated breaches and violations at the substantial provisions of the journalist's code of ethics in Mali. »»
The communication sector regulatory body makes this decision. The television channel is due to the "defamatory remarks and unfounded accusations" against the HAC itself and the transition authorities.
The problems of Joliba TV with the regime began at the end of April 2022. It began after the "until new order" suspension of France 24 and Radio France International (RFI) in Mali. “French media which are sanctioned for having disseminated subjects of alleged abuses of the Malian army and the mercenaries of the Russian private security group Wagner against civilians in the center of the country. "A job that according to the HAC is" infringing defense and security "and" jeopardizes the Concorde and national unity ".
The fall of Mali in the RSF ranking
Journalists are affected and weakened by the political situation and the tightening of the junta in power since 2020. Indeed, Mali occupies in 2021 99th place in the ranking established by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) before moving on to 111st position in 2022 out of 180. There is a culture of self -censorship that has been set up for several months. Censorship around subjects affecting the army, politics or even transitional authorities.
