Most girls and young women have been prevented from attending secondary school since the Taliban swept to power in August. Afghanistan's new rulers reopened schools for boys, and for girls up to ...

For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.

Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has paid first term school fees for girl who was stranded even after passing her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)exam last year.

But girls' secondary school education has been restricted to only a handful of the country’s 34 provinces. Mursal, a university graduate, has risked her life by running the secret school.

The future of the girls of Afghanistan hangs in the balance. "If the school doesn't open, I will choose whatever way there is to get an education," said Arezzo, who wants to become a pilot.

Atefa, 16, used this Farsi proverb to express her despair after the Taliban blocked girls from attending secondary school this week, breaking a pledge to end the ban.

The Government of Nigeria launched the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). Through AGILE, the state governments of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Plateau ...