Global education

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‘They only knew how to fight’: school helps girls to heal after Boko Haram
The militant group continues to abduct schoolchildren in north-eastern Nigeria, but one school is giving survivors hope of a better life through education

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani in Maiduguri

20, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Afghan girls detained and lashed by Taliban for violating hijab rules
Girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’

Zuhal Ahad

10, Jan, 2024 @6:30 AM

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Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beatings are routine

Kaamil Ahmed

06, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM

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World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded
Calls grow for independent inquiry after the bank’s internal watchdog found 21 cases of child sexual abuse by teaching staff

Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi

04, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Girls in Africa quitting school over cost of living crisis, says charity
Camfed calls for six-year plan to get 6 million girls into school, warning that drop-out rate is limiting children’s chances

Phillip Inman

25, Oct, 2023 @11:30 AM

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World needs 44m more teachers in order to educate every child, report finds
Unesco analysis shows that sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a third of the shortfall, but that Europe and North America are lacking too

Kaamil Ahmed

04, Oct, 2023 @11:09 AM

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‘I want to see the first African woman in space’: the Kenyan stargazer bringing astronomy to the people
Susan Murabana’s passion for astronomy was only sparked in her 20s as science was just ‘for boys’. Now she tours Kenya with a telescope on a mission to reveal the cosmos to all children

Sharon Machira

18, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Quarter of schools closed in Burkina Faso as fighting escalates after coup
Nearly 1 million children denied education, along with many more across eight countries in central and west Africa, new report warns

Kaamil Ahmed

14, Sep, 2023 @10:36 AM

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Women in Afghanistan are fighting an unequal war. We need your support | Zahra Joya
The Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we struggle alone?

Zahra Joya

06, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Student’s sexual assault and murder shows women’s safety in India ‘not a priority’
Despite reforms, campaigners say Mumbai killing proves lack of progress in protecting students since 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rape

Alia Waheed

27, Jul, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Ban weekend homework for overworked Filipino pupils, says lawmaker
Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in tests

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

25, May, 2023 @8:48 AM

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Malawi’s Rastafarian children return to school after ban on dreadlocks is lifted
Schools told to honour court order as families seek compensation and training for pupils who missed education because of their hair

Benson Kunchezera in Lilongwe

17, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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