S. Badiel (trade unionist): "Teachers are a target of armed groups" in Burkina
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(illustration) Empty classroom in a Burkinabè school, March 2020. Teachers are increasingly targeted by Islamist groups in Burkina Faso.
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By: Laurent Correau Follow
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This Wednesday, October 21, the French will pay a national tribute to Samuel Paty, the history and geography professor assassinated last Friday by an Islamist.
In Africa, in the Sahelian zone, this tribute has a particular echo: teachers have been targeted by Islamist groups for several years now, and the situation is worsening.
The Burkinabè trade unionist Souleymane Badiel, secretary general of F-SYNTER, the Federation of National Unions of Education and Research Workers, is our guest.
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Logo of F-Synter, the Federation of National Trade Unions of Education and Research Workers of Burkina Faso, of which Souleymane Badiel is the Secretary General.
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