Secondary classes resume in Malemba Nkulu as primary teachers remain on strike

School activities gradually resumed on Monday, October 19, 2026, at secondary schools in Malemba Nkulu, in Haut-Lomami, while primary teachers continued their strike over unpaid June salaries. Local civil society says secondary teachers returned to work under pressure from school heads and inspectors, amid checks of final-year students’ files and the collection of school fees. Civil society supports the primary teachers’ demands, and coordinator Claude Kyasangolo urged the territory administrator to investigate the alleged embezzlement of salaries and protect strikers from intimidation and abusive disciplinary action.