Benin: Claudy Siar says he will ask Canal+ to stop broadcasting French channel CNews

In a video posted on October 19, 2026, Claudy Siar said he would contact Canal+’s Benin management to request that French news channel CNews stop broadcasting in the country. Siar, an aide to President Romuald Wadagni for culture, media and Benin’s visibility, accused the channel of insulting and denigrating Africans and described its messaging as racist. He said Benin could not tolerate such a channel and noted that CNews had been condemned several times in France for discrimination and racial insults. Siar plans to meet with the president of Benin’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication on October 20.