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Demonstrations for the return of peace continue. In Beni in particular, the students decided to spend the night in front of the town hall building to demand that the head of state be present in the region. Félix Tshisekedi had promised to move army personnel from Kinshasa to northern Kivu, and he had announced that he himself would come to settle in the region. This is what these young people remember in this movement that has been radicalized since Thursday 22 April. Here the students organize themselves. Those who…

The authorities and the principal of their school confirm that the 344 high school students in Kankara all returned healthy and sound, after negotiations with their prisoners. This kidnapping was claimed twice by the Boko Haram group, but was carried out by criminal groups in the region. We also know a little more thanks to the testimonies of the children who were reunited with their families on Friday…

In Nigeria, high school students who were caught last weekend at their boarding school in Kankara, northwestern Nigeria, were released on the evening of Thursday, December 17. This mass kidnapping was claimed twice by Abubakar Shekau, leader of a Boko Haram faction, first Tuesday, then Thursday, through a video showing dozens of children being shown by armed men. Some of them are now free, while the…

The Boko Haram group claimed responsibility for the abduction of at least 333 high school students this Tuesday, December 15, in the state of Katsina in northwestern Nigeria. This mass kidnapping, reminiscent of the abduction of 276 high school girls from Chibok in 2014 in Borno State, is the first incident of this magnitude in western Nigeria, until it was spared by the jihadist threat. In the country,…

The Boko Haram group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of students in an attack on a boys' school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina, media reported on Tuesday. More than 330 students are missing from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen attacked their school on Friday night, forcing hundreds of students to flee and hide in surrounding bushes and forests. The Daily Nigerian said on Tuesday that it had received an audio message from Boko Haram leader…

During the night from Friday to Saturday, several hundred high school students from their boarding school in Kankara were kidnapped by one hundred armed men on motorcycles. This attack, which took place in the state of Katsina in the northwestern part of the country, was first attributed to the "bandits" who usually operate in this area. The allegation of this attack by Abubakar Shekau, which was broadcast on Tuesday morning, December 15, in a voice message marks a turning point in the jihadist group's expansion.…

An armed group has kidnapped almost 400 male college students from a boarding faculty in northern Nigeria, native media reported on Saturday. The assault on the highschool happened within the morning within the city of Kankara within the northwestern province of Katsina alongside the Niger border. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the assault in his house nation, saying safety forces had found the armed group hiding within the forest and an operation had been launched. Katsina State Police…

On Sunday, almost 6.5 million voters are called to the polls for a double legislative and presidential election in Burkina Faso. In a country where more than 40% of the population is between 18 and 30 years old, youth voting can be important in the election of the next president. Meeting with their student voters on one of the capital's largest campuses, Ouaga 1.…

The Association of Senegalese Students in France warns of the difficulties faced by its members in renewing their residence permit, as this administrative process has become much more complicated, especially during this period of Covid-19. To simplify matters, the French Ministry of the Interior has set up a special platform for…

Colleges and colleges have reopened after more than seven months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis. The Rwandan government has opted for a gradual return to school. About half of the students resumed on Monday, November 2, the others will have to wait until November 23. as reported from Kigali, Laure broulardAt…