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Vol 61 No 7

Published 2nd April 2020


Congo-Kinshasa

The Kabila Strain

The health damage is not yet clear, but the economic consequences of the virus are grave, as the previous and current presidents squabble

The Covid-19 pandemic took until the middle of March, when the first domestic cases were reported, to rouse the government. Then, on 18 March, President Félix Tshisekedi announced flight restrictions to close the country off from Europe and the Middle East.

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