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Tragic Boarding School Fire Claims Lives of 17 Students in Kenya A devastating inferno swept through a dormitory at a boarding school in central Kenya, claiming the lives of 17 boys who were fast asleep while injuring 14 others, as reported by police and government representatives. Authorities have indicated that the death toll might increase following the disaster at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri county, with survivors currently receiving care in various hospitals. According to government spokesman Isaac…

After the scholars on the Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique took to the streets in the midst of the week, it's now as much as them on the University of Ankatsode to assert 4 months' unpaid scholarships. A downside that arises yearly. The digitization of knowledge…

In tonight's edition: African citizens are among the thousands evacuated from the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy. Hundreds of mainland students had been stranded in the city since the invasion by Russian forces. Kenyan women living in informal settlements…

This evening, 90 schoolchildren are released after 3 months of captivity in Nigeria; our correspondent in Lagos has the latest news. We take you to Goma where the community is still reeling from a devastating volcanic eruption 3 months ago, and the Nairobi neighborhood is turning green.…

Nigerian gunmen released the remaining students of more than 100 students kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in northwest Niger state nearly three months ago, the school principal said on Thursday. Heavily armed…

Fulfilling the dreams of bright students through the Hormud scholarship program MOGADISHU, Somalia - Adnan Mohamed Ibrahim, 24, comes from a modest family of 11. His father died when he was only four years old. Despite the difficulties encountered in feeding her family, Adnan's mother struggled to pay her child's school fees for nearly 20 years, but ultimately could not on her own afford the…

Several students in the country are deprived of their holiday. They have started small businesses to earn some money that allow them to support themselves from the beginning of the school year. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaSporty building, Jovani Junior Kouamba sells used clothes at the Nzeng Ayong market in…

This is a first for students in the Sahara region Taoudéni, in northern Mali. One hundred students take the test that opens them, perhaps the doors to the school. The trials were organized in Timbuktu, where their families have been displaced since the early 2010s. The exam began on Monday with the dictation-question test.…

In Nigeria, 28 of the 121 children abducted three weeks ago were released in the center of the country on Sunday morning. They had been kidnapped inside their own school by armed men, whom the locals call "bandits". The 28 children released are all between 10 and 12 years old. The photos and testimonials sent to RFI say they…

Their parents are asking for help to evacuate their children from Tigray. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardSince the rebel forces from Tigray took over Mekele, the communications network has been cut off again and most roads in the region have been blocked. In addition, there is a lack of food. In total, more than…