In Kenya there are communities which have child marriages as part of their customs, oblivious of the fact that it is a violation of the children's rights. Read more »
The Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in Kampala aimed at giving youth a chance to express themselves freely. Read more »
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched The Art of Saving a Life project, a new initiative that brings together more than 30 world-renowned musicians, writers, filmmakers, ... Read more »
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped boys and young men in a remote village of Borno state. Read more »
Results of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations have been released with 54% of candidates scoring between 201 and 300 out of 500 marks. Read more »
Nigerian groups and commentators are not allowing their fellow citizens and the government to forget that the families of scores of girls abducted by Boko Haram have spent ... Read more »
Jolly Tumuhiirwe, the househelp caught on video beating a toddler, has had charges of torture withdrawn. Read more »
The future progress of Africa, as a continent, is in the hands of its youthful population, Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), said at ... Read more »
CCTV footage of a crowd catching two toddlers thrown by their mother to escape a burning building was posted to YouTube. Read more »
According to the report, poverty levels in the country have reached alarming rates - driving children to drop out of school. Read more »
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