At least 78 passengers have been reported dead after a boat carrying scores of people capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officials say the wooden vessel was severely overcrowded, and sank while trying to dock. Witnesses say they saw rescue workers pull dozens of bodies out of the water. Many are angry with the government for failing to address systemic safety issues and lack of alternatives to crowded boats.
For more on this, we talk to DW Correspondent Felix Maringa in Nairobi.
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