Ban on Giving the FRN a Voice: RSF Condemns Disproportionate Restrictions and Calls on CSAC to Protect Journalists’ Right to Cover Conflict in Eastern DRC

The CSAC is threatening sanctions against media outlets, journalists and content creators who give representatives of the National Resistance Front (FRN), led by former president Joseph Kabila, a platform. In a decision adopted on October 15 and made public on October 19, 2026, the regulator said such initiatives would legitimize the rebellion, its violence and its attacks on institutions and territorial integrity. Reporters Without Borders says the restrictions are disproportionate and dangerously vague, and calls on the CSAC to protect journalists’ right to cover the conflict in eastern DRC. RSF says national security must be balanced with press freedom and the public’s right to information.