{"id":77559,"date":"2025-02-11T21:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/more-than-100-schools-still-closed-in-areas-affected-by-rebel-attacks"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:54:33","slug":"more-than-100-schools-still-closed-in-areas-affected-by-rebel-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/more-than-100-schools-still-closed-in-areas-affected-by-rebel-attacks","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 schools still closed in areas affected by rebel attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A total of 105 schools are still closed in districts affected by armed violence in northern Mozambique, and at least 40 have reopened this year due to the \u201crelative security environment\u201d, an official source announced.<\/p>\n<p>Macomia district tops the list with the highest number of closed schools, with 35, followed by Moci\u0301mboa da Praia (24), Nangade (8) and Palma (6), said Ivaldo Quincardete, provincial director of Education and Culture in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, quoted by the media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year we have 40 more schools that have reopened in the districts affected by terrorism, I\u2019m referring to Palma, Moci\u0301mboa da Praia, Macomia, Nangade, Muidumbe and Quissanga, each of which has managed to reopen schools that were closed last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With the 40 schools reopened this year, the number of operational educational institutions in Cabo Delgado, a province affected by attacks by armed groups since 2017, has risen from 867 to 907.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial director of education also said free textbooks are being delivered to initial classes in districts affected by armed violence.<\/p>\n<p>Since October 2017, the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado has been facing an armed rebellion with attacks claimed by movements associated with the extremist group Islamic State.<\/p>\n<p>The last major attack took place on 10 and 11 May on the district headquarters of Macomia, with around a hundred insurgents sacking the town, causing several deaths and heavy fighting with the Mozambican Defence and Security Forces and Rwandan soldiers, who are supporting Mozambique in the fight against the rebels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mozambique<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. A total of 105 schools are still closed in districts affected by armed violence in northern Mozambique, and at least 40 have reopened this year due to the \u201crelative security environment\u201d, an official source announced. 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