BENI, Congo — They were barred from voting in Congo’s presidential election. Last week, the electoral commission made the surprise decision to bar some 1 million voters in Beni and Butembo, cities in eastern Congo affected by a deadly Ebola outbreak. The electoral commission had allowed candidates to campaign in the outbreak zone, protesters said. Youths wearing the vests of the electoral commission ringed the scene. “Election Congo 2018,” it read.

Source: National Post December 30, 2018 11:48 UTC