Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- On 25 December 2025, soldiers from the Congolese presidential guard arrested Stephane Shisso, a camera operator for Nyota TV, owned by Moise Katumbi, a prominent opposition politician in the country, and took him to Kimbembe military camp in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi.

Mr Shisso and his colleague Guelord Shamba had produced a report on land degradation and erosion caused by mining in Kolwezi, a city in Lualaba Province known as a global centre for mining cobalt and copper in the West African country. The video, which aired on Nyota TV and Mbengu TV, included interviews with residents who criticised local authorities for failing to act and highlighted the lack of public infrastructure.

According to reports, M...