Medical Xpress

Study: Poor African children face malnutrition risk, while rich kids become obese

Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a new ...
Human Rights Watch

Africa: Accelerate Free Education for All

(Abuja) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union (AU ...
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Best Children's Books Set in Africa

Share this list of children’s books set in Africa with your children ages 2 to 12. Discover picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books with stories spotlight the rich diversity of the ...
The Conversation

Child labour on farms in Africa: it’s important to make a distinction between what’s harmful, and what isn’t

Many children help out on family farms in Africa. Nana Kofi Acquah/Flickr Children across the vast expanse of rural Africa hoe, dig, plant, carry, tend livestock, cook, scrub, care for their siblings, ...
America Magazine

In South Africa, an education program changes a refugee child’s life

“I never went to a movie until Three2Six took us. I never went to the zoo until Three2Six took us,” says 24-year-old Debbie, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Most of my childhood ...
Medical Xpress

23% of South Africa's children suffer from severe hunger: Experts tested solutions

A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited ...
Human Rights Watch

Statement to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Honorable Members of the Committee, State Party representatives, civil society organizations: Human Rights Watch ...
The Citizen

Born here, but not South African: Children born to undocumented parents

Children born in SA to undocumented parents get birth certificates but not citizenship. Home Affairs explains what rights they have.
WFAE

'A dream come true': African Children's Choir to perform in Mint Hill on nationwide tour

Seventeen children from Uganda who are part of the African Children's Choir are expected to perform in Mint Hill tonight at Arlighton Baptist Church as part of their musical tour of about 100 cities.
The Conversation

A draft African charter on ‘family values’ is on the cards: why it’s flawed and dangerous

A series of conferences held in Entebbe, Uganda, between 2023 and 2025 have resulted in a draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values. The meetings were organised by the ...
WLOX

The African Children’s Choir shares the power of music in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) — On Thursday, people in Long Beach had the chance to enjoy a taste of Africa. The African Children’s Choir stopped in Long Beach. The choir tours all around the world, ...