DRC UNIVERSITIES REOPEN, EVEN AS COVID-19 SPREADS AND HEALTH FEARS PERSIST
August 2nd, 2020
The government and higher education sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have succumbed to pressure from students and academics about avoiding further delays in the academic calendar, resuming classes despite Covid-19 continuing to spread.
Universities and colleges reopened on August 10, following more than four months of inactivity following a state of emergency declared by DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, crippling higher education institutions.
The government has now relaunched the sector, hoping that observing health measures such as social ...
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