April 14
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - A Decade of Anguish
Leadership
Ten years ago today, the world was shaken by the horrific kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok, Borno State. Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - U.S. Pledges Support for Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism War, Victims' Families
Premium Times
Sunday marks a decade of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok in Borno State, North-east Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Read more »
Sudan: An Entire Generation of Children in Sudan Faces a Catastrophe As the War Enters Its Second Year
Unicef
Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children's lives Read more »
Nigeria: 7 Common Reasons Parents Feel Guilty
Leadership
Many parents feel guilty about committing the "sins" that afflict nearly all mothers and fathers. But feeling guilty has consequences related to the emotional health of parents and… Read more »
Nigeria: Discipline Mistakes Divorced Parents Often Make
Leadership
In a perfect world, divorced parents would be able to co-parent seamlessly. Rules would remain consistent. Consequences would carry over from one home to the next. And both parents… Read more »
Nigeria: It Would Have Been Easier to Rescue the Girls If Govt Believed the Story - - Fmr Education Commissioner
Daily Trust
Musa Inuwa Kubo was the Borno State Commissioner for Education when the kidnap of the Chibok school girls happened. In this interview, he speaks on circumstances surrounding the… Read more »
Nigeria: Life Has Lost Meaning - Chibok Girls' Parents
Daily Trust
It has been ten years since over 250 girls were taken from the Government Secondary, Chibok. Since then, some of the girls have been recovered. But till date, over 80 of the girls… Read more »
Nigeria: Can Demands Rescue of Abducted Chibok Girls, 10 Years After
Daily Trust
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the federal government to intensify efforts and take decisive action to rescue the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls who… Read more »
Nigeria: I Can't Believe That After 10 Years, We Are Still Talking About Chibok Girls in Captivity - - Aisha Yesufu [interview]
Daily Trust
At the forefront of the move to secure the release of the abducted girls, was the BringBackOurGirls group. The group mounted a campaign to put pressure on relevant authorities to… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seeks Help in Locating Woman Seen Assaulting Baby in Viral Video
Vanguard
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has called on the public to help in locating a woman seen in video maltreating a baby for urinating on the floor. Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Years of Chibok Abduction - Parents of Kidnapped Children Heartbroken - Again
Vanguard
Ten years after Boko Haram gunmen abducted his daughter from her school in the Nigerian town of Chibok, Yama Bullum feels as if he has lost her once again. Read more »
Nigeria: How Women, Youths Generate Income Through Fish Processing
Daily Trust
You do not need to run a fish farm or sell fish in any form to generate money. There are other income-generating activities in the value chain that can put money in people's… Read more »
April 13
Nigeria: On the 10-Year Mark of the Chibok Abductions, Unicef Urges Action to Secure Children's Education in Nigeria
Unicef
New UNICEF report shows that just 37 per cent of schools across 10 states have early warning systems in place to identify threats, such as school attacks Read more »
April 12
Kenya: Kenya, Nigeria Recall Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Substance
Business Day Africa
Kenya and Nigeria's health regulators have initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson's children's cough syrup following the detection of elevated levels of a… Read more »
Kenya: Daktari Smart Telemedicine Initiative Targets 32,400 Children
Capital FM
Daktari Smart, a telemedicine programme run by Gertrude's Children's Hospital, plans to reach 32,400 children in five counties in the initial stage. Read more »
April 10
Africa: Young People Are Getting Unhappier - a Lack of Childhood Freedom and Independence May Be Partly to Blame [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Experts often highlight social media and harsh economic times as key reasons why young people are getting unhappier. And while those factors are important, I would like to… Read more »
April 09
Africa: Nine Out of 10 Kids Are Not Developmentally On Track in Literacy and Numeracy - Study of 8 African Countries [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Children develop an enormous amount during their early years - socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively. What happens between the ages of 0 and 8 years can predict… Read more »
April 08
Tanzania: Meet Zuhura Ahmed, A Young Leader in Climate Action
allAfrica
The fight against climate change is seeing women emerge as powerful leaders around the globe, and Tanzania is no different. At the WomenLift Health conference in Dar es Salaam,… Read more »
Mali: In Mali, a Teenage Activist Advocates Against Child Marriage
Spotlight Initiative
With a determined step, Aminata Fofana walks into the courtyard and sits down on a chair. The teenager unlocks her phone with a swipe of the screen and starts a conversation with… Read more »
April 07
Africa: Can We End Cervical Cancer in South Sudan by 2030?
allAfrica
In South Sudan, young Keji* experienced a life of hardships and tragedies that ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 20. Born in an… Read more »
April 05
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child [document]
HRW
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
April 02
Africa: Affordable Stroke-Risk Screening Could Save the Lives of Many Children in Sub-Saharan Africa With Sickle Cell Disease [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Most of the estimated 300,000 babies born every year with sickle cell disease, an inherited red blood cell disorder, live in sub-Saharan Africa in nations where there are few… Read more »