13 million children denied an education in Sahel region as conflict forces 5,500 schools to close
Publisher:
News24
Published
Topic(s):
Right to Education
Conflict
English
An estimated 13 million children were affected by the closure of 5,500 schools at the end of 2021 in the Sahel region, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in its latest report.
The Sahel region covers Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.