Number of out of school children reduces from 10.1M to 6.9M - FG

So far, many people have underestimated the role that children can play in spreading the novel coronavirus. Researchers say they can contract and spread the virus without showing symptoms.

During the 1979-1992 civil war in El Salvador, thousands of children were the victims of organised trafficking run by the army. It's estimated that around 30,000 infants were sent abroad for adoption – often without their parents' consent. This murky past was buried for the sake of amnesty; included in a peace agreement. To this day, hundreds of families are still searching for the truth about their origins. FRANCE 24's Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report.

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Every day, around sixty children make their way to a school set up in a makeshift tent on the sidelines of protests against agricultural reform in India. The school was created for local slum children, who either don't go to school or haven't been since schools closed in March due to the coronavirus.

More than 10m children will suffer from acute malnutrition in DRC in 2021 - UNICEF

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a traditional English Christmas carol of unknown origin that is believed to date from the 16th century. It was sung by children in Victorian times as they went about performing carols door to door on Christmas Eve, hoping for sweet rewards.

Local vigilantes and police have rescued a group of children who were kidnapped by an armed gang. The release followed a shoot-out in northwestern Nigeria.

The feeling of being born with the wrong gender. It is estimated that one out of 500 children are affected by this profound feeling of doubt and unease. One that's often been cornered to the sole fields of psychiatry and mental problems. Children faced with such questioning often come across rejection, bullying, denial and isolation, meaning they are at heavy risk of self-harm and suicide. What is French society doing to reach out to these kids?

In tonight's edition: Four days after the deadly school attack in Kumba, in south-western Cameroon, traumatised locals remember the seven young lives lost. Authorities blame English-speaking separatists for the bloodshed. Also, opposition parties in Tanzania accuse police of fatally shooting at least nine people ahead of Wednesday's presidential election. And Ivory Coast struggles to find a path to reconciliation after the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis. We bring you a special report from our correspondents on the ground ahead of the October 31 vote.

In tonight's edition: Cameroon's government blames separatists for the killing of at least seven schoolchildren in its restive anglophone region. The attack has been described as a "terrorist act of unbearable cruelty and barbarity". Also, Tanzanians head to the polls on Wednesday in an election set to be a test of President John Magufuli's authoritarian style. And finally with a few days to go before Ivory Coast's tense presidential election we bring you special coverage on the candidates running for office.

In Mexico, where the Covid-19 pandemic has already cost more than 82,000 lives, schools have been closed for several months. In order for pupils not to completely miss out on school, lessons can be watched on television and also online. But for millions of Mexican families, distance learning isn't an option. According to the OECD, some 30 percent of Mexican children have no internet access. Our correspondents Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report from a rural community in Guerrero state.