Garoua — Of the 71 pupils in Daouda Soulé's class, only 18 are girls. "Last year there were about 20 girls, but even some who were promoted to the next grade dropped out and are at home, although primary school is free," the teacher at the Central Public School in Garoua, northern Cameroon, told IPS.
Her experience is not unique. Two months into the new academic year, there is a noticeable lack of girls attending schools, especially in Cameroon's three northern provinces.
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