Unicef, the UN agency for children, reported in June 2024 that around 11 million Nigerian children were experiencing severe child food pove...

The Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP Act), passed in 1977, has been increasingly attacked by human rights activists, victims, and legislato...

Thirteen-year-old Salamatu Jalloh had her whole future to look forward to.  But in January 2023, her lifeless body was found wrapped in a pi...

The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which k...

A young man carefully dismantles a fluorescent light and empties a small sachet of methamphetamine into the tube. Using a cigarette lighter,...

Breast ironing, a traditional practice commonly done in Cameroon, is the use of hard or heated objects like a wooden pestle or scalding gri...

Harare – As sex crimes against minors skyrocket, Zimbabwe is mooting the introduction of a s.ex offenders’ register to effectively track pr...

Foreign logging companies have allegedly destroyed a vast area of rainforest in Cameroon - and Baka children are losing out on schooling. ...

Daily, poverty kills 22 000 children – dying quietly, often in remote and poor villages on earth. Nearly 30 percent of all children in devel...

Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced. He played the famous spy in seven Bo...

Obesity is on the rise in Africa, while the problem could get worse, a dietician has cautioned. Speaking to the media, Samantha du Toit sa...

Prominent music critic and academic Fred Zindi went into overdrive praising musician Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi at his album launch las...

King Mswati III of Swaziland ignored appeals from diplomats and activists who objected to him sending his wives on a holiday to Orlando, US...

World’s best footballer Lionel Messi has given 5 year-old Afghan football fanatic Murtaza Ahmadi the perfect gift: An autographed jersey.  ...