Senegal: Casamance - Beating the Odds to Educate the Children

Narang — Families and educators in parts of conflict-hit Casamance, southern Senegal, face a number of challenges, one of which is the lack of classrooms for primary school children, experts and residents say.

In Narang, near the border with The Gambia, "hundreds" of children cross the border to go to school, villagers told IRIN. Education officials said the exact number is unknown.

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