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Many students in Congo stormed the nation's Parliament calling on law makers to give teachers high salaries. The angry students were heard chanting “we want to study” and “if we don’t study, we will take drugs” amidst waving branches. According to the UN-owned Radio Okapi, a similar demonstration was witnessed at the town hall of the eastern town of Beni in North Kivu region. This comes after teachers went on strike since October 4 demanding an increase in salary and a lower retirement age among many others. …

Following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in North Kivu, province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over half a million in the city of Goma have been left without access to clean drinking water . Despite teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) helping with provision of water, many more humanitarian organizations are urged to urgently help in the assistance. “We are assisting the immediate needs of displaced people, but it is not enough,” says Magali Roudaut, MSF head of mission in DRC. “More clean water should be…