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Morocco is poised to become the first African country to join TV5Monde's governance, which includes France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Monaco, and Quebec. This development follows Morocco's official expression of interest in joining the broadcaster's partnership, confirmed by Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid in a letter sent on April 21, 2026, to the Swiss presidency. Earlier on May 5, 2026, Burkina Faso’s media regulator ordered the suspension of TV5Monde, accusing the French broadcaster of “disinformation” and “apology of terrorism” in its reporting on Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso and neighboring Mali. Previously, on November 12, 2025, TV5Monde debuted three branded FAST channels—TV5Monde Chefs, TV5Monde Info, and TV5Monde Voyage—on TCL’s connected TV services, TCL Channel and TCLtv+, under a new global distribution deal.
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