Niger suspends BBC for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attack

Niger suspends BBC for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attack
Niger cut ties with another Western actor on Thursday, as it suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien soldiers on Wednesday, adding the British media outlet to a list of Western media deemed guilty of spreading “erroneous information”.

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