Boko Haram Forces 1 Million Nigerian Children Out of School

More than a million children have had their education interrupted by the conflict in and around Nigeria, adding to the 11 million children already out of school in the region, the United Nations Children's Fund said Monday. More than 2,000 schools across Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger have closed since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency, which has destabilized the region and displaced millions, according to UNICEF. "The conflict has been a huge blow for education in...

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