DRC - Government offensive against opposition media outlets

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the closure of La Voix du Katanga, the third broadcaster to be shut down by the authorities in the strategic southeastern city of Lubumbashi since the start of the year. The authorities of the newly-formed province of Haut-Katanga announced the closure on 11 March. “This station has not paid its annual dues and does not even have a broadcasting licence,” a senior Haut-Katanga official told Agence France-Presse. This was denied by the head of La Voix (...)

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