Education in Danger Monthly News Brief, February 2021
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Africa
Burundi
15 February 2021: In Kididiri, Busoni commune, Kirundo province, a police officer shot in the direction of three teachers accused of being National Congress for Liberty (CNL) members without injuring them. Source: ACLED1
25 February 2021: In Rukaramu, Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura province, an Imbonerakure high school teacher was attacked and killed by an armed group a few days after receiving death threats from a local chief during a National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) meeting in Mutimbuzi. Source: ACLED
Burkina Faso
03 February 2021: In Raogo village, Pensa commune, Sanmatenga province, a school was set on fire by suspected militants during an attack on the village. Motorbikes belonging to a Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) member were also burned and four people were killed.* Source: ACLED1