As voting was about to commence in the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area of Lagos on Saturday, a group of children were seen playing street football along the usually busy Ikosi Road, ...

A 15-year-old boy is one of several people who died during mass protests against constitutional changes that many fear will ...

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 ...

I Am An African Foundation on July 11, hosted over 50 children from across Johannesburg for a vibrant day of reading, writing, and play at the Paterson Park Multipurpose Centre Library. The event ...

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his ...

South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many ...

The players are women over 50. The oldest this year is 87. They took the field in South Africa for their "World Cup." One team was crowned the winner but all the players consider themselves champions.

The colorful swings doting the community center at Kakuma’s Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement were donated by a Swiss organization, Terre des hommes, which still manages the playground aptly named “Furaha” ...

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Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Arts Council, will present the winter show of its 30th anniversary season, My Children! My Africa!written by Athol Fugard and directed by Noelle Fair.

160 million children, almost 1 in 10 worldwide, are engaged in child labor, with 80 million working in hazardous conditions in agriculture, mining, domestic labor, and other sectors. On tobacco ...

AfrikaToon founder Abel Kouame drives African animation forward with local heroes, global ambitions and self-reliance amid funding challenges.