An international pressure group says a surge in Islamist militant attacks on schools in Burkina Faso is having a devastating impact on education.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said more than 200 teachers and other staff had been targeted since 2017 - some of them shot, others beheaded.
The armed Islamists say they oppose education as it is French and Western.
They have shot over the heads of students to scare them away. Schools have been blown up and used as military bases. Books have been burned and canteens looted.
All schools in Burkina Faso are now shut because of coronavirus.
But Islamist militant attacks had already forced 2,500 schools to close, depriving more than a 330,000 children of education.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Baby abandoned in manhole in Tema Community 1
2 mins -
We’ll establish fiscal council to rein in excessive borrowing – Finance Minister
8 mins -
Mortuary workers issue fresh strike threat
12 mins -
‘Lapses in banking system are not unique’ – John Awuah on managing fraud in Ghana’s Banks
20 mins -
Bawumia confident of victory in 2024 election
54 mins -
Strengthening audit institutions essential for tackling fiscal mismanagement – Domelevo
1 hour -
Healthy Aging: The Role of the Gut Microbiome and How Diet Can Help
1 hour -
Seek medical care, diagnosis for breast cancer – Dr Abiti to women
1 hour -
Hardship: Men now collect marriage list from different families to get cheapest – Report
1 hour -
‘If you’re looking for trouble, you’ll get it,’ Falz tells VeryDarkMan
1 hour -
Paramount Chief of Avenor grateful to NPP, calls for completion of Agenda 111 project
2 hours -
Bawumia commissions ultramodern office complex for Ho Municipal Assembly
2 hours -
Bawumia declares NPP’s infrastructure record unmatched
2 hours -
Importers face duty on Electric Vehicles despite gov’t’s exemption promises
2 hours -
4 additional Democracy Hub protesters discharged
2 hours