Cameroon: Government Bans Equinoxe Radio And TV

25 February 2008

Douala inhabitants were stricken by shock on February 22 and 23, when government, through the Minister of Communication, closed down the popular Douala based Equinoxe TV / Radio station, in rapid succession.

The tragedy started on February 21, when a decision signed by the Minister of Communication, Jean-Pierre Biyiti bi Essam, closing down Equinoxe TV, was read during the 1 pm newscast over the national station, CRTV (radio). The ministerial decision claimed that the TV station, which had been operating for the last 22 months, had been doing so illegally.

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