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Congo bans media from covering Kabila and his party

Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila leaves after briefing members of the media, following talks with South Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 18, 2025. 

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By  Patrick Ilunga

Contributor based in Kinshasa, DRC

Nation Media Group

Congolese authorities have banned local media from covering former president Joseph Kabila and his party PPRD, categorising the two in the same pool as the M23 rebel group.

The decision on Saturday was announced by Christian Bosembe, chairperson of the supervising council for media and communications, known in French as Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel et de la communication (CSAC). The Council has sweeping powers to license media outlets and accredit journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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