Close to 80 million additional children around the world are now receiving school meals through government backed programmes, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on […]
Category: African Child
Cameroonian Army Rescues 10 Kidnapped Children in Joint Operation With Nigeria and Chad
Authorities in Cameroon say ten children abducted in the troubled north last week have been rescued in a military operation, though one victim tragically lost […]
Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Envoy Over Child Abuse Report
Burkina Faso’s military rulers have ordered the expulsion of the UN’s highest ranking official in the country following a report on children affected by the […]
Drought Forces Child Marriages in Malawi’s Mangochi as Families Struggle to Survive
In Mangochi district of Malawi, increasing drought conditions are pushing desperate families to marry off their young daughters, seeing it as an opportunity to feed […]
UNICEF Provides Hygiene Kits To Help Girls in DR Congo Stay in School
Childhood friends and neighbors Nathalie, 14, and Aimerance, 13, share more than just a bond of friendship. When Aimerance experienced her first period, her mother […]
Midas Touch Entertainment CEO Donates to Kumasi Children’s Home in Memory of Late Mother
Kwabena Opoku Oppong, CEO of Midas Touch Entertainment, has extended support to inmates of the Kumasi Children’s Home by donating essential food supplies along with […]
Children Trapped in Starvation and Disease in El-Fasher
In the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher, women at the community kitchen sit together in silent desperation. “Our children are dying before our eyes,” one […]
Tragic Death of Gambian Baby After Suspected FGM Sparks National Outrage
The heartbreaking death of a baby girl, believed to be a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM), has brought up widespread anger in the Gambia. […]
Kwara, UNICEF Join Forces to Tackle Child Malnutrition Crisis
The Kwara State government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has confirmed its commitment to improving efforts to fight child malnutrition and […]
Uganda Faces Education Strain as Refugee Numbers Surge Toward 2 Million
Uganda, Africa’s largest host of refugees, is edging toward a humanitarian crisis as the refugee population approaches 2 million. With more than half being children, […]