Amid rise in refugees, Congo-Brazzaville bans wearing of veils

Congo-Brazzaville, a Central African nation, has banned women from wearing a full-face veil in public, saying it hoped the measure would prevent terrorist acts.

Congo-Brazzaville and France are the only two countries to ban the veil.

Recently, the country has witnessed an influx of Muslims as people affected by war in the neighboring Central African Republic seek refuge from revenge attacks committed by the Seleka coalition, which is mostly Muslim, and Antibalaka militias, which are pro-Christian.