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1.	Swaziland: Dreams of free education deferred
	Author: Mantoe Phakathi, Mbabane	Date Written: 2 February 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: IPS News
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/africa
	Key Words: Swaziland, free primary education,
	Summary & Comment: When hundreds of Swazi children were turned away as schools opened civil society in Swaziland demanded that budget priorities be shifted to pay for free basic education in all public schools. Most schools do not have enough classrooms or teachers. DN
2.	South Africa: Making 2010 FIFA World Cup count
	Author: Donald Ambe	Date Written: 18 January 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: Sonke Gender Justice Network
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.genderjustice.org.za
	Key Words: South Africa, grassroots soccer, 2010 FIFA World Cup,
	Summary & Comment: Sonke Gender Justice Network through the Grassroots Soccer Initiative engages young people through young coaches from schools and communities in order to interrogate them about sexuality, gender-based violence, and strategies on how to prevent HIV new infections. Children and young people who play soccer in small towns when they are young are often . . . [expand]
3.	Kenya: I know the importance of going back to school
	Author: IRIN, Nairobi	Date Written: 15 January 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Kenya	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: Kenya, education, urban risk
	Summary & Comment: Life on the streets of Nairobi is hard at the best of times, but this young boy has found a way to survive in the company of three other street kids. They have formed a family and care for each other. JDN
4.	Algeria: Parents fined to curb drop-out rate
	Author: Walid Ramzi, Algiers	Date Written: 14 January 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: Magharebia
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.magharebia.com
	Key Words: Algeria, children, education
	Summary & Comment: Due to poverty some parents chose to send their children to work rather than toschool. However, parents who refuse to send school-age children to classes as is required by law will face fines from the Algerian Ministry of Education. JDN
5.	Nigeria: Police detain children over Bauchi violence
	Author: IRIN, Kano	Date Written: 12 January 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: Nigeria, children’s human rights, conflict
	Summary & Comment: Follow deadly clashes between two Islamic sects on December 29th, eleven children aged 15 or under spent 12 days in police custody and were then taken to a juvenile detention centre in Bauchi where they remain as judicial workers are currently on strike. JDN
6.	Guinea: Funds needed to stem child malnutrition
	Author: IRIN, Dakar	Date Written: 6 January 2010
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: Guinea- Conakry, children’s health & nutrition, conflict
	Summary & Comment: As moderate and severe malnutrition continues to rise, more families are bringing their children to NGO-supported nutritional centres. At this time the WFP cannot supply enough supplementary foods for the growing need. JDN
7.	Cote D’Ivoire: Child exploitation rises with poverty
	Author: IRIN, Abidjan	Date Written: 21 December 2009
	Primary Category: Youth & Children	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: Cote D’Ivoire, gender, migration, exploitation of children
	Summary & Comment: Children are working longer hours in rural areas as a result of the steeply rising poverty. In some parts of the country, they are working as unpaid domestics or market vendors far from their famlies. A wider network of child protective services is needed. JDN

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1. Swaziland: Dreams of free education deferred
   Ten-year-old Tembuso Magagula sat outside her classroom with her shoulders hunched against the cold today, tears streaming from her eyes. Her long-awaited first day of school had turned into a nightmare. Magagula expected to start grade one this year...
2. Global: Poor nations’ children’s education at stake
   The global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world’s poorest countries of an education, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with a knock-on effect on future economic growth, poverty reduction and progress in health and o...
3. Zimbabwe: Police arrest 25 students over Bindura University demo
   Twenty-five students were arrested at Bindura University on Thursday, after a demonstration over exorbitant tuition fees which have resulted in at least 40 percent of students being denied access to write their exams....
4. North Africa: Algeria fines parents to curb drop-out rate
   Algeria's Ministry of Education, faced with a worrisome drop-out rate, has begun fining parents who do not send their children to school....
5. Zimbabwe: WOZA demand changes in education system in 2010
   Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has launched a report on the state of education in Zimbabwe entitled ‘Looking back to look forward - education in Zimbabwe: a WOZA perspective’. The recommendations contained in the report form the basis of WOZA...