Democratic Republic of Congo police 'detain' five journalists over critical reporting

Five journalists at a newspaper in the Democratic Republic of Congo were "abducted" after publishing articles about alleged misappropriation of rations for police cadets, according to their managing editor.

The detentions on Friday followed a series of prosecutions of journalists in the country, just two months before elections to replace President Joseph Kabila.

"The police proceeded early this morning to abduct five journalists from AfricaNews. Octave Mukendi, Bruce Landu, Roddy Bosakwa, Dan Luyila and Laurent Omba were taken to an unknown destination," AfricaNews managing editor Achille Kadima said in a statement.

DRC ranks 154th out of 180 countries on the press freedoms index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/police-drc-detain-journalists-critical-reporting-181019195719357.html