SECTOR 2 Scores: Individual scores: 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: 2.6 2.2 Citizens’ access to domestic and international media sources is not restricted by state authorities. State authorities restrict citizens’ access to national and international media directly or indirectly. As soon as Radio France Internationale, for example airs information that upsets the government, the sound is cut. National media was strictly forbidden to supply their international counterparts with information during the 2011 presidential elections. One of the radio stations, which transmits Voice of America, was suspended for having violated this ban. The magazine Jeune Afrique, as well as its distributors also paid the price for having published an interview with the President of the Republic. The magazine was banned from being sold and distributed copies were recalled. Scores: Individual scores: 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: 1.5 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Democratic Republic of Congo 89