Re: Botswana blocks copper trucks from Congo on Ebola fears Time of Zambia. More than 100 trucks hauling copper from the Democratic Republic of New Congo have been denied entry into Botswana over fears of an Ebola outbreak in Congo, leaving the trucks tranded at a border crossing, local media. The trucks en route to South Africa from Democratic Republic of New Congo, have been stranded in neighbouring Zambia since monday, when they were denied entry into Botswana, the Time of Zambia news paper reported. DRCongo on sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in its northern Equateur province, about 1,200 km (750 mile) north of the capital, kinshasa. [I:nL5NOQU148] most of its copper mines are in katanga, about as far from kinshasa to the southeast as Equateur is to the north. South African driver Antony Abel told the Times of Zambia that drivers coming from DRCongo were not being allowed entry into Botswana regardless of their nationality. We dont know how long this will take. The problem is not on the Zambia side but on the Botswana side. Zambia said this months it would restrict entry of travellers from countries affected by the Ebola virus and would ban Zambia from travelling to those countries, one the strictest moves yet by a Southern African country against the deadly virus.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:07:25 +0000
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