Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say a journalist working for the national broadcaster has had his throat slit in North Kivu province.

Heritier Magayane's colleagues say his murder could be linked to his work, where he presented programmes urging the youth to make peace.

The journalist received a phone call from someone who arranged to meet him in the village of Bunyangula where he was killed.

The area is controlled by the Congolese army but multiple militias operate in the region.