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Hana Baba is the award-winning host of the radio show Crosscurrents and podcast The Stoop. With decades of experience in the journalism industry, Hana has solidified herself as a pillar in the African ...
Across much of traditional Africa, a girl’s education has never been solely about learning. It has also been a means of valuation. Bride price—whether paid in cattle, cash or goods—remains a ...
There’s a long list of green skills that women across Africa need so that they can get jobs and start businesses that help ...
As part of activities to mark the day, the organisation has announced a nationwide donation of its Executive Director’s book, The Silent Mountaineer, to all 119 public libraries across Ghana.
What happens when you collide the raw pulse of Lagos Street life with Afro-urban fashion, gritty humour, and the cinematic style of motion comics? You get Alamu: Diary of a Street Lagosian!
South Africa committed to several actions by 2027. One was to implement evidence-based parenting programmes in 52 districts to ensure safe home environments for children, and reduce child abuse ...
Colorado Springs, Colorado--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2025) - Compassion International , a leading child development organization, proudly joins the ...
Internationally, people call October 11 the United Nations’ Day of the Girl Child. In the United States, October 11 is celebrated as Day of the Girl, thanks to a group of activist girls, School Girls ...
The Day of the African Child honors South African school children who lost their lives in 1976 while leading a revolt against the Apartheid government to seek a better education. Every year, UNMISS ...
As Nigeria joined in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF has called on the Nigerian government to prioritise children in budget planning ...
During National Child Protection Week, South Africa faces a heartbreaking crisis as a child goes missing every ... it has reunited 2,963 missing children with their families—1,919 girls and 967 ...