DRC: Schools reopen in ebola epicentre despite concerns

As students around the world prepare to go back to school, the beginning of the academic year in the Democratic Republic of Congo is far from straightforward.

The country is still in the grips of an ebola outbreak, and parents and teachers alike have voiced concerns that the virus poses a risk.

Staff say they’re doing what they can to keep everyone safe. Gerlance Mahamba Mumbere, a school manager, said, “the children (students) enter…