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 coffins were taken to Ruzizi cemetery, where mourners gathered for the burial ceremony. Red Cross workers also attended the funeral.

“We, the residents of Bukavu, are saddened. We are grieving, and the difficulties…