M23 rebels detain DRC journalist Espoir Mbata over WhatsApp post
Kinshasa, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Congolese community radio director Espoir Mbata, who was detained by M23 rebels on Sunday over his WhatsApp post about their potential withdrawal from an eastern town. “Working conditions have becoming increasingly hazardous for journalists in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…