The U.N. Children’s Fund in Nigeria said at least 1 million Nigerian children could miss school this year because of insecurity, as schools in the north of the country have been targeted by armed groups in a series of mass kidnappings for ransom.UNICEF…
ABUJA— One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year, the UN said. More than 1,000 pupils have been snatched in mass abduc…
Tekombya is a town located in the upper Gash sub-zone of the Gash Barks Region in Eritrea. With a population of 1362 families from 8 different ethnic groups, the town is located some 48 kilometers from Barentu, the region’s capital. According to elders…
EF Education-NIPPO is proud to announce the signing of Merhawi Kudus. The Eritrean brings his climbing expertise to the team’s roster. “I am a climber,” Kudus says. “I can climb for GC or I can climb to support someone for GC, but I am definitely a cli…
After three years at Astana, Merhawi Kudus is moving on in 2022, signing for EF Education-Nippo.The Eritrean climber, now 27, believes he has potential still to be tapped, and is convinced Jonathan Vaughters’ American squad is the place to do it.”Here,…
Nearly 70 students kidnapped in northern Nigeria two weeks ago are free, authorities said Monday. Zamfara state Governor Bello Matawalle said security forces freed the students from the Government Day Secondary School. He said no ransom was paid. Heav…
The school year in Cameroon starts Monday with hundreds of schools in the troubled western regions reopening their doors for the first time in three to five years. Anglophone separatists previously used threats to keep the schools closed, but some rebe…
The future looked promising for Tinashe Mapuranga, an intern at a leading bank in Zimbabwe who appeared set to get a staff position as soon as he completed his college degree. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.Amid the lockdowns, the 24-year-old was one …
