7000 pupils stranded after Boko Haram burns 14 schools in Maiduguri

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So far this year 14 schools have been burnt down in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, forcing over 7,000 children out of formal education and pushing down enrolment rates in an already ill-educated region. In a video posted on YouTube in February, Boko Haram, the Islamic jihadist group based in Nigeria, called on their... [Read More...]

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