Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fire Victims Mourned in Bukavu.

Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - September 15, 2026 Residents gather at Alfajiri College in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, for a mass funeral ceremony on September 15, 2026, as 28 coffins are laid side by side before burial. The victims, including 26 students and two teachers, died after a fire swept through a densely populated neighborhood in the city the previous week. (Video by Shi Yu, Zanem/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***