DRC: In Bukavu, the school year begins despite the threat of Ebola

In brief

Students and staff at Alfajiri College in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, have started the new school year amid an Ebola virus disease outbreak.

Father Tika Dieudonné, SJ, the head of the college, told Vatican News that classes have resumed without disruption. He stated that the school is strictly following preventive measures to protect everyone on campus from the virus.