In the DRC, the curfew was lifted on Monday 14 February across the whole country, with the exception of Ituri and North Kivu, two provinces where a state of siege was declared and renewed for cause of insecurity. It had been in place since December 18, 2020.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe
In his sixties, Kabuaya would have liked curfew be postponed to midnight. According to him, the population was subject to good discipline: “ When people are free until the early hours, there are a lot of traffic accidents because people go to clubs late until they get drunk and they have a lot of accidents. There are also many kidnappings that take place during this time. “.
Lawyer Gaston Mukuna is very happy: ” It is not only the government on a technical level that tells us this, but also there is the committee for the fight against covid. And that they tell us that, it reassures us that the danger is not as before “.
“It is a very good measure »
The lifting of the curfew is also welcomed by traders. Emmanuël Ciguge, owner of a hotel which also has a restaurant and a drinking establishment is satisfied, because business was bad. ” For the owners of restaurants, bars and hotels, we were practically deprived of half of our income. Some of us struggled to pay the rent, to pay the staff, to pay the fixed charges. So it is a very good measure “, he rejoices.
Tuesday evening, restaurants and bars therefore remained open very late and the Congolese took advantage of this evening without a curfew. In the popular districts, the population was more numerous in the streets and other public places.
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