DR Congo Pupils Protest, Want Schools Re-opened
October 22, 2021
12:55 am
Hundreds of secondary school pupils on Thursday demonstrated outside the Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament, demanding the resumption of lessons three weeks into a teachers’ strike.
The children chanted statements like, ‘We want to study,’ as they stormed up the steps and into the debating chamber.
Videos shared by journalists on social media showed them being met by the parliament’s deputy speaker.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Congolese schools officially reopened on October 4, but lessons are yet to begin in many institutions as teachers have been striking for higher wages.
Schools minister Tony Mwaba has warned those …
