Rebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials

By Clement Bonnerot Reuters Congo’s AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting a response largely separate from authorities in Kinshasa and supported in part by neighbouring Rwanda, according to response teams and official documents. The response has highlighted how the rebels have extended ‌parallel administrative structures into areas captured during a lightning advance last year. Analysts, however, say the war-torn country’s fragmented response could complicate containment efforts should the outbreak spread further. Reuters reviewed documents ‌from Congo’s Health Ministry and spoke to eight sources involved in the Ebola [...]
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