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In a video statement posted on May 15, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s media regulator, the Superior Audiovisual and Communications Council, ordered the privately owned Bosolo TV station to suspend its “Bosolo Na Politik Officielle” program for a month. (Screenshot CSAC RDC/X)

DRC regulator suspends Bosolo TV program over election commentary

May 29, 2024 12:27 PM EDT

On May 15, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s media regulator, the Superior Audiovisual and Communications Council, known by its French acronym CSAC, ordered the privately owned Bosolo TV station to suspend its “Bosolo Na Politik Officielle” program for a month, according to a CSAC video statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, and media reports. According to…

DRC suspends UN-backed broadcaster Radio Okapi

December 3, 2012 2:43 PM EST

New York, December 3, 2012–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should lift the suspension imposed on Saturday on the United Nations-sponsored broadcaster Radio Okapi in the capital, Kinshasa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

DRC bans broadcasts on conflict in eastern Congo

November 1, 2012 1:19 PM EDT

The Higher Council for Broadcasting and Communication, or CSAC, the DRC’s state-run media regulatory agency, announced in August 2012 that it would indefinitely ban broadcasters from airing talk shows and call-in programs about the ongoing conflict between the government and rebels in the eastern provinces of the country, according to news reports.