Mozambique: Over 100 Schools Unable to Re-Open in Cabo Delgado

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Mozambique: Over 100 Schools Unable to Re-Open in Cabo Delgado

[AIM] Maputo -- Over 100 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado were unable to open on Monday for the start of the 2021 school year, but only in one district, Mocimboa da Praia, was the educational network completely shut down, thanks to the impact of islamist terrorism.

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