SECTOR 1 1.11 Media legislation evolves from meaningful consultations among state institutions, citizens and interest groups. Commissions, made up of representatives of different sectors, were set up to discuss most of Congo’s post-conflict legislations. The “Freedom of Communication and Media Law” was the result of such a process. A new round of consultations is under way for new reforms that would also affect the media sector. But journalists and advocacy groups claim that the work of the commissions was largely ignored in the past and the laws that were finally voted did not reflect their inputs. Nonetheless, some panellists felt that the very thought of involving other interest groups in the law-formulation process is nearly revolutionary. NB: These different appreciations explain the scoring. Scores: Individual scores: 84 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.3 Average score for sector 1: 3.4 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2013