Reporters sans Frontières (Paris)
22 February 2008
Reporters Without Borders calls on the government to explain yesterday's closure of the Equinoxe TV, a privately-owned station based in the commercial capital of Douala. Communication minister Emmanuel Béyiyi Bi Essam said it was being shut down for failing pay the required bond of 100 millions CFA francs (150,000 euros) for an operating licence.
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