Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television

Radio is the dominant medium; a handful of stations, including state-run Radio-Télévision Nationale Congolaise, broadcast across the country. The United Nations Mission and a Swiss-based NGO, Fondation Hirondelle, operate one of country's leading stations, Radio Okapi. The network employs mostly-Congolese staff and aims to bridge political divisions. Radio France Internationale, which is widely available on FM, is the most popular news station. The BBC broadcasts on FM in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kisangani, Goma and Bukavu.

Telephones