Update on: DRC: Ebola-related travel restrictions limit Congolese delegation for UN General Assembly

RFI — French reports an evolution concerning "Update on: DRC: travel restrictions related to Ebola limit the Congolese delegation for the UN General Assembly", without the available excerpt allowing the story to be expanded beyond the facts cited.

The available report indicates that the information was made official on Sunday 20 September by a press release from the Congolese government without any explanation: the Congolese head of state will not be present at the UN General Assembly. The report also states that several sources contacted by RFI say that it is linked to the travel restrictions imposed by Washington due to the health situation in the country. Félix Tshisekedi will be represented in New York by a delegation led by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa.

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