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Added on the 05/07/2021 20:20:21 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Primary and secondary schools are closed following restrictions imposed by the authorities in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara a day after 73 students were kidnapped by gunmen in the latest in a series of mass abductions targeting pupils. IMAGES
Hundreds of girls wearing hijabs, gathered at Zamfara state government premises as all 279 students kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released. IMAGES
Anxious parents wait for news outside a primary school in central Kenya, after an overnight fire in a dormitory kills at least 17 children and injured several others. Police say the blaze in Nyeri county's Hillside Endarasha Academy broke out at around midnight, while the children were sleeping. There are fears there could be more victims in the damaged building. Some 800 pupils, between the ages of roughly five and 12 attend the institution. IMAGES
Police guard a college in Afaka, in northern Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, after gunmen attacked on Thursday night. Authorities say 30 of the students are missing while the army was able to rescue 180 people after a fierce battle with the attackers. IMAGES
A student at an elementary school in the northern Mexican city of Torreon shot and killed a teacher and wounded five other pupils, and then apparently killed himself, authorities say. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.