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 ...

A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of more than ...

Innocent Murula, a UNICEF-supported community outreach worker, works to raise community awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 25, 2024. The ...

On the front lines of one of Africa’s forgotten crises, Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and other strategic partners are providing adaptive learning materials, dedicated resources and trained teachers ...

The consumption of milk products, eggs and fish has a positive effect on childhood development in Africa. This has been demonstrated in a recent study. The researchers used representative data from ...

Mike Essien knows the power of literature, especially during the formative years — how it broadens a person’s worldview, fosters learning and drives curiosity. Growing up in Nigeria as a child, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old ...

When research showed that routinely treating children in Sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths in children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) moved quickly to ...

The African Children’s Choir will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Tri-Village Christian Church in Pataskala. The choir was founded in 1984 by minister Ray Barnett to support the education ...

Two million children in Nigeria suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Malnutrition refers to a condition that occurs when a person’s diet does not provide the right amount of nutrients for proper ...

This Human Rights Day, South Africa has the opportunity to reflect on the significant strides made in children’s rights while recognising the urgent need for focused action. Addressing the gaps in ...