Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) expressed concern and has strengthened its system of radios for distance courses.
Some 3.8 million primary and secondary children began the new school year on Monday, but Unicef says around one million are still unable to go to school due to violence and insecurity.
