Située au bord du lac Kivu et célèbre pour ses maisons de bois typiques entassées à flanc de colline, la capitale du Sud-Kivu est régulièrement frappée par des incendies meurtriers.

Residents in the rebel-controlled city of Bukavu have been reeling in the aftermath of a fire that tore through two schools and proved deadly.

A fire at a school in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu has killed at least 17 people, including children.