African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s ...

Underpinning this complex matrix of obstacles facing an African girl child are traditional, patriarchal systems, which emphasise a girl’s domestic responsibilities over her education, ...

Throughout Africa, in many traditional communities girls are either overtly sexualised, to satisfy the whims of contemptible old men, or treated as plain commodities.

HBO Max and Cartoon Network are adding a series from the Dark Horse Comics catalog to their upcoming lineup. Iyanu: Child of Wonder is a series originally self-published through Roye Okupe’s ...

Niger has one of the highest known child marriage rates in the world, with three out of four girls in this West African country married before age 18. But some girls are refusing this traditional ...

Here are the top five countries in Africa with the highest rates of child marriage, where children, particularly girls, are often allowed to marry early. Mozambique (53%) Mozambique has 53% of ...

The animated series 'Iyanu: Child of Wonder,' based on Roye Okupe’s graphic novel, premieres April 2025 on Cartoon Network and streams on Max. Inspired by Nigerian mythology and culture, it ...

Despite Africa's effort to be at par with their international communities, there are still traditions that hinder the success of achieving global goals, especially regarding the girl-child.

Elders, parents and teachers have cited traditional ceremonies involving all-night dancing as one of the reasons for the high rate of girl-child pregnancies and consequent increase in school drop ...