Schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo are reopening after resumption was postponed twice.
President Felix Tshisekedi had closed schools in the country in March to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The schools were earlier scheduled to resume on August 3 but were postponed due to technical and administrative reasons.
Another reopening was scheduled for October 3, but that day also passed.
Today, schools in the reopened despite teachers saying that schools are not ready to reopen and want learning to resume on 26 October.
Some teachers’ unions have threatened to strike if salary arrears are not cleared. Teachers also want an audit to detect bogus teachers.
The Central African country has so far recorded 10,851 coronavirus cases, with 276 deaths and 10,242 recoveries, according to the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.