Congo - Congolese government shows double standard over media concentration

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is alarmed at the Congolese authorities' biased treatment of media groups that are critical of the government. On 5 May, the chairman of the Talassa group, which includes a business newspaper, a bi-weekly, a monthly, a website and a printing plant, as well as an communication agency, was informed that its “certificate of declaration”, granted by the High Council for Freedom of Communication (CSLC) in November 2001, had been withdrawn. The decision, based on a 2011 (...)

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