On November 9, 2023, journalist Raphaël Ngoma Mabonzo of Radio Communautaire Muanda (RCM) in the province of Central Kongo, was arrested and detained by the DRC intelligence service, National Intelligence Agency (ANR). The journalist was presented to the office of the Public Prosecutor Office in Muanda, and accused of disseminating information about a banned meeting of Augustin Matata Ponyo, a presidential candidate in the December 20 election. The journalist was released the following day.