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Congo teachers’ union demands relocation of school near Matadi central prison

From Radio Okapi · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Congo Teachers’ Union’s Kongo-Central branch has asked authorities to move Institut Camp Molayi away from the police camp beside Matadi central prison.
  • The union cited risks to students and staff in the event of an incident or prisoner escape, noting that earlier requests followed escapes in 2022 and 2023.
  • The provincial education minister’s office confirmed receiving the request and said technical studies are under way.

A teachers’ union in Congo’s Kongo-Central province is urging authorities to move a school situated inside a police camp and immediately next to Matadi’s central prison.

The union said the location of Institut Camp Molayi exposes students and teaching staff to security risks, particularly if an incident occurs at the prison or detainees escape. It is calling for the school to be transferred to a site considered safer.

Dumbi Tsimba Georges, the provincial secretary of SYECO in Kongo-Central, said the school community had already sought a relocation after prison escapes in 2022 and 2023. “All correspondence sent to the provincial authorities received no response. Today, we are addressing an open letter to the President of the Republic so that he pays particular attention to this situation: prevention must come before disaster,” he said.

The office of the provincial education minister confirmed that it had received SYECO’s requests. The minister has visited the site, and technical studies are now under way to move the school completely outside the police camp.

All correspondence sent to the provincial authorities received no response. Today, we are addressing an open letter to the President of the Republic so that he pays particular attention to this situation: prevention must come before disaster.

· Dumbi Tsimba GeorgesThe provincial SYECO secretary described the union’s previous requests and its appeal for action.
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Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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