At least 26 children have died and 25 were injured in a fire and subsequent stampede at a school in the city of Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, UNICEF reports.

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.