Foreign correspondents in the DRC to face new restrictions

Congolese authorities say foreign correspondents will not be allowed to move from one province to another without authorisation, especially in areas seen as strategic.

Foreign journalists accredited in the DRC will have to obtain prior permission before leaving Kinshasa to report from other provinces, or to move from one province to another.

(Photo: Foreign correspondents. Credit: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)