Tunisian Community in DRC Safe Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Tunisian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mehrez Ferchichi, has confirmed the safety of the Tunisian community residing in the country, which is currently facing a resurgence of the Ebola virus.
In an interview with the national radio, the diplomat stated that "all Tunisians in DRC are in good health and are safe," emphasizing that the consular services maintain permanent contact with members of the diaspora.
Ferchichi noted that the Tunisian community in DRC consists of approximately 900 people, mostly highly qualified professionals working in key sectors such as engineering, public works, and the medical and paramedical fields, primarily concentrated in the capital city of Kinshasa.
To reassure the public, the ambassador clarified that the Ebola outbreak is located in the eastern part of the country, near the border with Uganda and Sudan, approximately 2,000 kilometers from the capital.
Only eleven Tunisians are currently in the high-risk zone, all deployed as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), in addition to a Tunisian national who heads the regional office of UNICEF. The ambassador emphasized that these individuals have all confirmed to be in excellent health, while calling on the entire Tunisian community to remain vigilant and strictly adhere to sanitary prevention measures.
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