Burkina Faso has suspended yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its army of killing 223 civilians.

Axar.az reports that US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said it believed the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists.

The West African nation's military government has denied the allegation.

They have already suspended the BBC and US broadcaster Voice of America for reporting on the HRW's publication.

The UK and US governments said in a joint statement that they strongly opposed the suspension of media outlets in the country, and urged authorities to reconsider their decision.

"Free and independent media must be permitted to conduct investigations and good-faith reporting without fear of reprisals," it read.