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Mass media in the Republic of the Congo are severely restricted by many factors, including widespread illiteracy and economic underdevelopment.
The Congolese depend primarily on radio for information.
This is mainly due to high illiteracy rates. Access to other forms of media outside the capital is poor. Even
Pointe-Noire, the second largest city and the country's economic capital, does not have its own local newspaper. Internet access is very limited, and most citizens have no access to computers in any case.
The public radio and television broadcaster in the
Republic of the Congo is
Radiodiffusion Television Congolaise. Private radio and television stations are allowed. The country has one press agency,
Agence Congolaise d'Information, which is a public agency.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is severely curtailed in the
Republic of the Congo. During the 2009 national elections, a number of reporters from major international press organizations, including
France 24
France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market.
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and
Radio France International, were harassed, physically attacked by police and soldiers, and had their equipment seized.
Print
There are a handful of print and online newspapers in the
Republic of the Congo. All newspapers are based in
Brazzaville, and publish in French:
* ''ACI Actualité'', issued by Agence Congolaise d'Information (defunct?)
* ''Aujourd'hui'' (est. 1991) (defunct?)
* ''Brazza News''
* ''
Le Choc''
* ''
Les Dépêches de Brazzaville
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* ''
Les Echos du Congo''
* ''La Griffe''
* ''
L'Humanitaire''
* ''Journal de Brazza''
( fr)
* ''Mweti'' (defunct?)
* ''Le Nouveau Regard''
* ''
L'Observateur''
* ''
La Semaine Africaine'' (est. 1952), a religious publication of the Roman Catholic Church
* ''Talassa''
* ''
Le Tam Tam''
* ''La Vérité''
Television
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TV Congo (est. 1962), operated by governmental Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise
Radio
In addition to Congolese radio stations, stations from nearby
Kinshasa, in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, can be received in the
Brazzaville. Rebroadcasts of the
BBC World Service,
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale, usually referred to as RFI, is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of France. With 37.2 million listeners in 2014, it is one of the most-listened-to international radio stations in the world, along with ...
, and the
Voice of America
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is the state-owned news network and international radio broadcaster of the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest U.S.-funded international broadcaster. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content ...
are available.
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Canal FM (est. 1977), Brazzaville community station; before 2002 called Radio Rurales du Congo
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Radio Brazzaville (est. 1999), government operated local station for the capitol
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Radio Congo, government operated national station
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Radio Liberté (est. 1997), privately owned
Telecommunications
Fixed line telephone infrastructure in the
Republic of the Congo is very limited; fewer than 1 in 100 citizens have a fixed telephone line. Mobile phone communication has grown rapidly, and by 2011 more than 50 in 100 citizens had a mobile phone. 245,000 citizens are estimated to be Internet users, out of a total population of more than 3,800,000.
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