{"id":97522,"date":"2026-02-11T18:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/cabo-delgado-schools-face-closure-due-to-terrorism"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:45:28","slug":"cabo-delgado-schools-face-closure-due-to-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/cabo-delgado-schools-face-closure-due-to-terrorism","title":{"rendered":"Cabo Delgado Schools Face Closure Due to Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong> <\/span>The education authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have announced that 106 schools, both primary and secondary level, may remain closed in the current academic year as result of terrorist attacks in some districts of that province.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rachide Sualehe, spokesperson for the Provincial Directorate of Education in Cabo Delgado, told reporters, in Pemba city, that the affected schools are located in the districts of Moci\u0301mboa da Praia, Quissanga, Macomia, and Muidumbe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCabo Delgado will begin the school year with 913 schools out of more than a thousand existing. The province had planned to hire more than 1,000 teachers, but the country\u2019s economic situation meant that only 212 teachers could be hired\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sualehe also revealed that Cabo Delgado has registered, up to February 2nd, 2026, 112,042 new students, out of a total of 139,849 expected. Of the registered children, 69,138 are female.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the wave of terrorist attacks in that province, the population has been denouncing the use of children by terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, cited in Wednesday\u2019s issue of the independent newsheet \u201cCarta de Moc\u0327ambique\u201d, a group of children was recently involved in an attack against passengers on the road linking the village of Macomia and the Mucojo Administrative Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blockade and kidnapping of the victims were carried out by minors, some of whom had physical difficulties carrying sacks and other looted goods. Some even had two weapons, which was quite shocking\u201d, a source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mozambique<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The education authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have announced that 106 schools, both primary and secondary level, may remain closed in the current academic year as result of terrorist attacks in some districts of that province. 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