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Army Rescues 12 Girls Abducted by Boko Haram in Borno State In a significant operation, troops under Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 12 girls abducted by Boko Haram and ISWAP militants in the Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on November 23 while working in their farmlands. One girl managed to escape and return home safely, leaving 12 others in captivity. Acting on actionable intelligence, the army conducted a targeted…

Kebbi Officials Dispute Claims of Religious Context in Schoolgirls' Abduction Local officials in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi are vehemently contesting statements made by U.S. lawmaker Miley Moore regarding the recent abductions of schoolgirls in the region. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Moore claimed that the attack occurred in a "Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria," calling for prayers for the twenty-five schoolgirls kidnapped in this incident. He also urged the Nigerian government to take more…

Amina's Journey: Overcoming Trauma to Embrace Education in Somalia The harrowing experiences of that fateful day lingered in Amina's mind, pushing her away from the classroom for weeks on end. “I was absolutely terrified,” she recalled. “It felt like I would never return to school. The dream of becoming a teacher seemed utterly out of reach.” Amina represents one of countless young souls in Kismayo whose education has been drastically interrupted by the prevailing turmoil in the region. The safety of children hangs in the…

US injects $ 15 million into UK girls' education program in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's girls' education program has received a major boost from USAID, following the injection of $ 15 million into the UK-run project, which primarily targets adolescent girls in the nation of the Horn of Africa. Somalia is one of the countries where access to education is a bit difficult due to a…

Youngster marriage within the east-central African nation of South Sudan has elevated dramatically as poverty-stricken households promoting their daughters for gasoline. The customized has risen to such ranges that regional administrative heads have requested the federal government of the capital, Juba, to undertake a strict legislation banning observe. Talking to Anadolu Company (AA), James Konyi Korok, head of Pibor's administrative division, stated the scenario was alarming however they had been…

Turn young Beninese out of school in rural areas into green entrepreneurs. This is the Women Agripreneures project, a project set up by the Les Jardins de l'Espoir association, which has been promoting agro-ecology in several places in southern Benin for four years. There are four phases, funded by the American organization IREX: fifteen days of introduction to agroecology, internship on a farm for three months, training in entrepreneurship and monitoring of each participant. The goal is for them to become financially…