DRC: Children killed in Bukavu school fire laid to rest
Victims of a deadly fire and stampede at a school in Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been laid to rest. Relatives and members of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group gathered to pay tribute.
The burial of children killed in a school fire and stampede in Bukavu underscores the deterioration of civilian security and institutional oversight in eastern DRC, where M23's presence has displaced state authority. For businesses and humanitarian operators, such incidents signal elevated operational risk and potential disruptions to education, community services, and local supply chains in the region.
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