A massive campaign in the north of the country appears to have beaten Boko Haram’s efforts to stop vaccination against this painful wasting disease.

Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the three countries on earth where polio still exists.

If there is not another case recorded in Kanu State in the next fortnight, Nigeria will come off that list and Africa will be polio free.

Boko Haram has used a combination of intimidation and misinformation to stop the vaccination campaign, leaving 66 000 children in northern villages vulnerable.

Authorities, using soldiers and volunteers, have  toured these villages to counter false claims that vaccination causes impotence and is a Christian plot against the Muslim community.

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Other religious groups has slammed this saying it fuels intolerance.

Swazi schools opened for their new year this week with new text books mentioning only the Bible.

Schools are obliged to submit their religious studies syllabi at the start of each term to show they contain no Islam or Judaism .

Criticism has been particularly strong the Muslim community that makes up a tenth of the Kingdom’s 1,2 million population.

They say it will create religious friction in the Kingdom-particuarly in rural areas where they experience discrimination

Swazi authorities say the move is designed too avoid confusing pupils.

Many Swazis combine Christianity with indigenous beliefs, and religious freedoms are written into the country’s 2005 constitution.

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