Schools throughout Burkina Faso closed due to terrorist threat

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Terrorism attacks in northern Burkina Faso have been on the rise since 2015. Today more than half a million people are internally displaced in the country according to the United Nations. As a consequence thousands of children have been unable to go back to school even though classes started last month. In Ouagadougou our correspondents met up with child rights' supporters who claim they are being deprived of an education.

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