Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi.Church officials returned those children to their parents at the …
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Nigerian State Closes Schools After 140 Students Kidnapped
Nigerian authorities in northwest Kaduna state have closed 13 schools after more than 140 students were kidnapped Monday from a Baptist high school. The closures follow a string of armed attacks on schools that authorities say threaten to permanently d…
140 Students Abducted in Northwestern Nigeria?
Armed kidnappers have taken 140 students from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, local officials announced Monday. Attackers opened fire on the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state early Monday, abducting most of the 165 pupils boardi…
Two DLIS Students Receive 2021 ARMA International Educational Foundation Scholarships
Two University of Botswana Bachelor of Information and Knowledge Management students in the Department of Library and Information Studies are part of seven recipients of the ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) 2021 Education Scholarship Aw…
African Languages Department Awards 38 Language Proficiency Certificates
The University of Botswana on June 30, 2021 awarded 38 participants who recently completed training in three Africawiln languages, Kiswahili, Ikalanga and Setswana, in the Department of African Languages and Literature.Of the 38 participants, 14 receiv…
At Least 80 Students Missing After Latest School Raid in Nigeria
Police in Nigeria say armed men have attacked a school in the northwest state of Kebbi, killing a police officer and abducting at least 80 students and teachers. It’s the latest in a series of school kidnappings for ransom that have exposed growing ins…