Sudan: Save the Children - Sudan Records Longest School Closure in History Due to War

Via AllAfrica | 23 Jan 2026 - 00:15:09
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Save the Children International has highlighted an unprecedented education crisis in Sudan, where more than eight million children have been deprived of schooling during what they describe as the world's longest school closure, lasting 484 days, amidst a war that has devastated health and educational infrastructure. Darfur and West Kordofan are among the hardest hit, with the majority of schools disrupted. Source