Backtoschool

Over Five Million Students in Amhara Region Unable to Return to School Amid Ongoing Conflict More than five million students in Ethiopia's Amhara region have not returned to school this academic year, as violent clashes continue between government security forces and Fano militants. The Amhara Regional Education Bureau had initially planned to enroll over seven million students for the current fiscal year (2017 Ethiopian Calendar), but the persistent instability has drastically disrupted these efforts. As of August 2024, only 1.7 million students have been registered, according to the Regional Education Bureau. The breakdown shows that more than 292,000 students have…