DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

The congo update

Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest

Why congo matters

This development in congo, bans, mass, gatherings, capital matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.

What led here

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around congo.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial angle

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of congo, bans, mass, gatherings, capital: Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.