Journalist

Human Rights Watch has denounced the recent suspension of Congolese journalist Jessy Kabasele by the country’s Communication and Broadcasting Board (CSAC). The suspension, which has no specified end date, came after Kabasele conducted an interview with renowned singer Koffi Olomide on "Le Panier The Morning Show," during which Olomide criticized the Congolese army's response to M23 rebels as insufficiently robust. The interview aired on the state-run broadcasting company and quickly drew the ire of the CSAC. The media regulator accused Kabasele of failing to adequately reframe Olomide's remarks, which it claimed undermined the government's extensive efforts and sacrifices in combating…