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The Congolese government has banned the media from reporting on the activities of former President Joseph Kabila and interviewing members of his party.

This comes after Kabila returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last month amid heightened tensions between himself and the government, led by his successor, President Félix Tshisekedi.

The authorities are pushing to prosecute Mr Kabila amid accusations of treason and alleged links to the M23 rebels which have been fighting the army - something he has previously denied.

There has been no immediate response from Kabila, however, the secretary of his party, Ferdinand Kambere, rejected the ban, describing it as "arbitrary" on X.

Kabila was last week seen in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, which is under M23 control.