Cameroon’s Conseil national de la communication (CNC) has suspended Vision 4 from all audiovisual broadcasting for one month following an extraordinary session held on 29 September.
The decision, chaired by CNC president Joseph Chebongkeng Kalabubsu, cites three grounds: the broadcaster’s refusal to respond to CNC summonses, failure to implement an earlier decision issued on 18 August 2026, and on-air remarks directed against the regulator.
The CNC based the suspension on Article 41 of Law No. 2015/007 of 20 April 2015, which requires audiovisual operators to respond to the regulator’s requisitions, alongside provisions of the 1992 decree governing professional ethics in the sector.
The session also imposed sanctions on several individuals linked to Vision 4 and its associated publications. Boni Menyene Philippe, director general of media at the Vision 4 group, was suspended from practising journalism for one month. Owona Thaddee Martial’s existing three-month suspension was extended to six months, with the council citing what it described as “notorious defiance”. Jean Claude Fouda Abega, publication director of L’Anecdote, received a one-month suspension.
According to the CNC, the measures relate to coverage of the Martinez Zogo trial and comments broadcast on the programme Club d’Elites.
For Cameroon’s broadcasting industry, the decision has implications beyond the individual sanctions. The one-month suspension removes Vision 4 from audiovisual distribution during the sanction period, while placing the regulator’s authority to compel broadcasters to respond to its proceedings at the centre of the case.
