DRC: radio and television stations face imminent ban

In a 21 May 2001 letter, the minister of communications and press announced that eight community radio and television stations in Lower Congo (Bas-Congo) province will be banned as of 30 June. The targeted stations include Radio Sango Malamu (RSM), Radio Télé Matadi (RTM), Radio Communautaire Muanda (RCM), Radio Télé Mbanza-Ngungu (RTBC), Télé Bralima (TB), Site Télé Inga (STI), Radio Kintuadi Matadi (RKM) and Radio Télé Ngovado