Niger Conflict

The villages were waged by "terrorists who came riding about 100 motorcycles," said Almou Hassane, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune that administers both villages.

Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

The villages were waged by "terrorists who came riding about 100 motorcycles," said Almou Hassane, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune that administers both villages.

Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.