1. Bukavu school fire kills at least 24 children

A fire swept through the Ujamaa and Furaha primary schools and nearby homes in Bukavu’s Cimpunda area. Children died during the attempt to escape; preliminary ow place the death toll at 24 to 26 students, with provincial authorities reporting 26 deaths and AFC/M23 reporting 24, with additional injuries and hundreds of homes destroyed. The cause remained unknown. Bukavu has no fire engine.

2. Only 18.6 percent of assessed Doha commitments have been implemented

A peace-agreement barometer counted 65 of 350 commitments as implemented after 13 months, including 15 releases among 477 detainees identified by the government and AFC/M23. The armed movement is meanwhile appointing local administrators, issuing fiscal rules and building judicial structures in occupied areas, leaving the legal status of its acts unresolved.

3. Fighting continues as at least 16 Masisi villages empty

Clashes between AFC/M23 and FARDC-backed Wazalendo forces continued around Malemo, Luola, Kibati and the Buhimba-Mahanga axis. Local reporting said at least 16 Masisi villages had emptied during four weeks of fighting. More than 2,000 displaced households were counted separately in Fizi’s Tanganyika sector.

4. Ebola response adds beds but capacity pressures persist

Tshopo opened a 42-bed treatment center in Kisangani as transmission resumed in Mongbwalu after an apparent lull. North Kivu still had 287 patients for 220 beds, showing that treatment capacity remained uneven despite the new facility and additional prevention supplies.

5. Congo Airways board alleges more than $23 million was diverted

Congo Airways’ board accused Director General Alexandre Mukendi Tshikala of diverting more than $23 million during 20 months of management. The board said the airline had put no owned or leased aircraft into service despite receiving government support and other funds. The allegation has not been adjudicated, and no response from Mukendi was available.