Ebola gathering ban stalls cultural revival in eastern Congo’s Goma
“Nothing is progressing in culture at the moment, given the Ebola context, we are forced to slow down,” said Goma-based producer and cultural organizer Élie Loka.
Though Goma remains Ebola-free for now, the outbreak in Ituri and North Kivu provinces has outpaced response teams' ability to keep up.
Goma had only one confirmed Ebola case, but M23 authorities soon banned public gatherings altogether, shortly after massive crowds assembled to watch the Congolese team play in the World Cup.
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