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Why Nigerians Aren’t Drinking Coca Cola

Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who ruled that the Coca-Cola products could be “poisonous.”

Chinese Nationals Investing In Social Skills

how an increasing population of Chinese youth on the continent is shaking off that steep perception of older generations that they are to be taken for granted. We talk to three Chinese youth who have volunteered their time and services to help societies in Kenya, Africa.

Inside Nigeria’s Oil Deals

Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Eni reiterated that neither they nor their personnel had been involved in any wrongdoing in Nigeria, including improper payments to Nigerian officials.

The Other Side Of Rwanda’s Tale

The price for dissent in Rwanda is often high. Journalists like Anjan Sundaram have shown that post-genocide, espousing opposition ideas can lead to jail or death.

An Innovative Approach To Kibera’s ‘Flying Toilets’

Among the endless piles of rubbish that line Kibera’s streets are what are known as “flying toilets”. These are a symptom of Kibera’s lack of a proper sewage system.

On A Journey As A South Sudanese Refugee

Since July, the influx of South Sudanese in Uganda has increased, causing the main settlements of Bidi-Bidi and Nyumanzi to fill in three months.

Benin’s Mental Health Issues In Pics

Benin-born photographer and artist Louis Oké Agbo makes richly textured portraits of people with mental illness, to show off their complexity in a culture that sometimes misunderstands them.

Ever wondered h one of Africa's richest woman?

This Ghanaian Is Oh So Vogue

Edward Enninful has been confirmed as the new editor of British Vogue.Ghanaian-born Enninful spent his childhood in London where, aged 16, he was model-scouted and his fashion career began.

Ever Wondered How It’s Like To Be One Of Africa’s Richest Women?

Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola’s president and one of the richest women in Africa, says that people are prejudiced against her because of her background.

Meet Young CEO Rasheeda, Future Awards Africa Winner Who Is Changing The Face of Technology!

Rasheeda Yehuza is having quite a time as one of the most recognisable names in Africa’s technology scene. In December 2015, she received the Future Awards Africa prize in technology for her work with Tech Needs Girls Ghana, a science mentoring scheme for girls, and for her work with Nasara Tech, a company she founded in 2013 to create tech-based solutions for problems in local communities.

The Boy Who Stood Up To Boko Haram

After losing his right hand when a discarded Boko Haram bomb went off while he was collecting firewood with his brother, Jonathan, 14, learned to write with his left. Determined not to let anything get in his way despite spending two years in hospital, he now harbours dreams of becoming a lawyer.

LRA Leader Is Still A Wanted Man

The Ugandan army says the search for fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army warlord Joseph Kony will continue despite the US withdrawing its forces. Meanwhile, the Ugandan government has hailed the surrender of a senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Major Michael Omona was in charge of communication for LRA leader Joseph Kony. Omona, 35, was abducted by the LRA at the age of 12. He later rose through the ranks to become the rebel group’s top radio operator, specifically in charge of handling Kony’s communications.

Young Malian Man Meets One-legged Girl, Makes Her a New Leg

Dance gives hundreds of Rwandan youths Hope

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Takes A Look At Africa’s Youth

For a long while now education has been touted as the solution, but a report found a mismatch between the skills acquired and jobs available. In Tunisia and Egypt, where young people were among the most educated, youth unemployment was as high as 60%, proving that university degrees do not create jobs.

Dance Gives Hundreds Of Rwandan Youths Hope

MindLeaps has been using dance to rehabilitate vulnerable youth in Rwanda’s capital since 2011. So far, they have helped almost 1,500 boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 19. A life on the street for a child is an everyday struggle; for food, shelter and safety. In Rwanda, there are no recent official statistics, but it is estimated that nearly 2,000 children live on the streets of Kigali, the country's capital city. Until recently Pacfique Niyomwungeri, Simon Munyakazi, and Rene Byiringiro were part of that struggle, but their lives have been transformed through the power of dance.

Watch How West Africa Keeps Its Waters Safe

West African nations may be losing up to $1.3-billion each year to illegal fishing. But regional efforts to boost naval capacity, cross-border cooperation and training may finally be bringing some order to the chaos.

Refugee stories: "It's like a film but if you die you won't come back"

Being African In India

The photo series ‘Racism: Africans in India’ provides an insight into the lives of Africans, mainly students, living in the country.

EDITOR'S PICK

This emotionas you of Juba's senseless fighting

This Emotional Homecoming Reminds You Of Juba’s Senseless Fighting

Duop was a child soldier, among the 10,000-plus toting rifles in South Sudan. Unicef officials say both the rebels and the government military, which has been trained by the United States, use child soldiers, some as young as 10, and under international law using children that young is a war crime.

Cycling For Change

Yusufu Mbaziira founded a bicycle courier inside his small town, Kasubi, a Kampala suburb in 2002. The club was started as a way to reach out to youth from poor backgrounds and get them into the sport.

‘Honored To Be The First African Woman Of The Century On Elle Cover’

Twenty years have passed since Elle’s U.S. edition featured an African model on the cover of its magazine. Maria Borges just changed all that.

Rights Groups Codemn Arrest of Museveni Critic Stella Nyanzi

Rights Groups Condemn Arrest Of Museveni Critic

Stella Nyanzi, one of Uganda’s most controversial academics and activists, called president Yoweri Museveni “a pair of buttocks” and his wife, Janet, who is education minister, “empty-brained” in posts on her Facebook page.

On The Factory Floor In Nairobi

A look at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya, which employs more than 3,500 people and makes jeans for a number of brands including Levi’s.

Sewaga Plant bring relief to this Ghanain Village

Sewage Plant Bring Relief To This Ghanaian Village

Ghana approved a revised environmental sanitation policy in 2010 that was meant to put an end to the tradition of emptying untreated sewage into the ocean, now more than a century old.

Africa's most innovative – and controversial – tech hacks

'Employ women and don't be afraid to make money': tech's future in Africa

In Sudan, communities are finally seeing the value of educating girls

Crowdfunding medicine via Facebook is a lifesaver for sick children in Sudan
Can women make the world more peaceful?

Pre-cooked beans could turn down heat on Africa's dwindling forests

African states narrowly fail to stop U.N. gay rights envoy work

Wilderness Wi-Fi: the pioneering network linking Scotland with a Congolese island
A Cell phone is no substitute for a midwife, African tech prodigy warns

Children of the Dustbin Estate: growing up on a Lagos swamp

In Uganda, parents seek controversial genital surgery for 'intersex' babies

Zimbabwe drought, hunger push farmers to seek greener pastures
As they grow up, South African AIDS orphans confront crime, HIV

Women solar entrepreneurs drive East African business surge

As oil palm expands, African nations agree to protect forests

Reality TV hooks Tanzania as women win fame, fortune and farm tools
The girls aiming to change Africa: Young Activists Speak Out

Widows without sons in Mozambique accused of sorcery and robbed of land

Girls turn poo to clean power in Cameroon biogas push

Eritrean radio host helps fleeing compatriots at risk of kidnap, drowning
Meet the woman freeing Mauritania's slaves

Woman Changing The Narrative Around People Living With HIV/Aids In Rural Burkina Faso

Tunisia's Dirty Secret

Tanzania: Fighting social stigma to prevent HIV spread
Justina Mutale wins International Public Administration Award

Chad pastoralist made to sit on floor now stands for her community

Ska Moteane: Chef from the Mountain Kingdom

6 African Muslims Who Brought Islam To America You Should Know
WARIF is set to provide rape victims in Nigeria with more than just a relief centre- Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru

Malawian housemaid wins U.S. human trafficking case after three years 'in prison'

This Woman Wants To Give Migrant Women Another Option

Rodents help screen patients for TB in Tanzania
Ethiopian women face new threat of human trafficking as economic gains slow to trickle down

Rwandan students encouraged to embrace entrepreneurship

A New Generation Of Chinese Social Entrepreneurs Is Emerging In Africa

UN Women, Liberia Sign US$6.5M to End Violence against Women
South Africa’s Thuli Madonsela awarded Forbes Africa’s 2016 Person of the Year accolade

How Gift of the Givers, a Muslim-funded philanthropy in Africa, has become one of the world's most unusual charities.

Cameroon. All set for the 10th Africa Women Cup of Nations tournament (AFWCON)

9 African change makers you need to follow on twitter
Nigeria’s first female mechanic who’s breaking stereotypes and changing the lives of women

26-Year-Old Just Became The First Black Mayor Of Stockton, California

4 young Africans who are changing the world

A made-in-Africa genetic chip could revolutionize medicine made for Africans
Free pads versus free condoms: Why we can't afford this debate

Farmers in Burkina Faso outsmart climate change

The man who stopped the desert

Amid climate change, small-scale farmers find merit in traditional techniques
Blind former LRA child soldier, breaks stereotypes

A controversial American school chain and the battle to teach Africa’s children

The tale of two slums in South Africa as residents seek to upgrade lives

No sleep for Congolese mothers trying to save their girls from rape
Entrepreneur turns plastic waste into a way to save trees in Kenya

Birds Are Becoming Totally Dependent On Our Delicious Landfills

Free sanitary pads, menstruation classes mean Ugandan girls less likely to skip school -research

Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon
These African Countries Don’t Want Your Used Clothing Anymore

Angola declares end to world's worst yellow fever epidemic in decades

Songs and sanctions help regreen Sudan's desert villages

Worldwide, poverty is decreasing dramatically, thanks to freedom