''Le Potentiel'' is a
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
daily newspaper published by an award-winning journalist
Modeste Mutinga
Modeste Mutinga Mutuishayi, commonly known as Modeste Mutinga, is a journalist and senator of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Biography
Mutinga is the publisher of '' Le Potentiel'', which The Committee to Protect Journalists described as " ...
.
The
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The '' American Journalism ...
described it as "the only independent daily newspaper in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo".
According to Mutinga, the paper has "an agenda" of promoting economic development and democracy.
The paper criticized multiple DRC presidents, and Mutinga has been threatened, arrested, and jailed multiple times on charges related to his reporting.
In 1992, during the
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( ; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer ...
era, the offices of the newspaper were bombed. In 1998, Mutinga was arrested following an article covering the house arrest of the opposition leader
Étienne Tshisekedi
Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba also Known as Tshisekedi The Father (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political pa ...
.
See also
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Media of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mass media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are nationally and internationally state-owned and operated.
History
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a rocky road with its media due to government conflicts. Since gainin ...
References
External links
Le Potentiel website
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Newspapers published in the Democratic Republic of the Congo