Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week.
Schools in Ghana officially reopened last Friday (January 15) as per a presidential directive early this year. As of today, January 18; most schools have resumed across the country as students and pupils return to school after over 9 months.
The United Nations Children’s Fund says the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety, and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral disease.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations children’s agency have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian high-school pupils armed with masks, gloves and hand sanitizers started their final exams on Sunday, despite objections from some parents worried about spreading the coronavirus.
