DRC school year opens amid Ebola, teacher strike, and eastern conflict

The DRC school year began on Tuesday with millions of students returning, but the term is shadowed by an Ebola outbreak spanning six provinces, a teachers' strike call, and ongoing conflict in the east. In AFC/M23-controlled areas, the group organized the return to classrooms while Kinshasa continues to pay teachers, highlighting parallel governance. The situation underscores compounding humanitarian and educational challenges in a fragile state.