“The activities of all non-governmental organizations operating in Mali that receive funding or financial or technical support from France are prohibited,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.
The document also says that the decision to ban also applies to non-governmental organizations that carry out activities in the humanitarian field.
On April 28, France expressed its "deepest concern" over the decision of the Malian authorities to permanently shut down French news channel France 24 and radio station RFI in the country.
As stated in Paris, this is "a serious attack on freedom of the press and freedom of speech."