In the Face of Ebola Risk, the United States Asks Belgium for Restrictions on Congolese Travellers

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As the North American Football World Cup begins for five weeks, the Trump administration has urged European countries to impose travel restrictions on people who have recently stayed in countries in Central Africa affected by the Ebola epidemic. Washington has already put in place a ban on entry for some foreigners who have stayed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda or South Sudan within 21 days of their arrival, and calls on E…

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Fearing the spread of Ebola during the football World Cup, the United States urged several European countries to tighten their travel restrictions on Congolese nationals. Belgium, requested by US Ambassador Bill White, did not follow up. The post Faced with the Ebola risk, the United States asked Belgium to restrict Congolese travellers appeared first on Le Vif.