A South African youngster was upset after he found a public library closed during the weekend. He explained that things like ...

Blending livelihood strategies based on what works at different times in specific environments has been key to human survival ...

Three girls reveal how they escaped forced marriage in communities where a first period signals it's time to wed ...

Shutterstock The Kingsley Plantation Zephaniah Kingsley bought 13-year-old Anna Madgigine Jai at a slave auction in Havana, ...

Mothers in the DRC struggling to raise children fathered and abandoned by UN peacekeepers amid fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Four out of every 10 children worldwide will reside in Africa by 2050, UNICEF Ghana has said. Describing this as a significant shift, UNICEF Ghana said it presented an unparalleled opportunity, ...

Refugee children in Kenya's Kakuma camp are turning to dance to cope with harsh conditions. Funding cuts have halved food rations and reduced resources at child-friendly spaces, leaving many ...

Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.

When it comes to African animation, few names ring as loudly as AfrikaToon. Founded by visionary producer Abel N’guessan Kouame, the Abidjan-based powerhouse has become a dynamic hub for telling ...

At least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday, warning of a rise in abductions in the country’s ...

More than 120 children have been abducted by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned, highlighting a disturbing escalation in the troubled ...