Nowinafrica Editorial board

The government of Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region following a wave of deadly Boko Haram attacks that have killed more than 40 soldiers and civilians in recent days, officials confirmed on Thursday. The announcement marks a significant escalation in the fight against the jihadist group that has plagued

On a dusty lot on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, four young acrobats from a troupe called Dafra Circus are rehearsing a performance that is unlike anything you will see in a conventional circus. There are no animals, no clowns, no trapeze acts. What there are, instead, are children — and the weight of war. Their

With 4.4 million Somalis acutely food insecure and international aid at a multi-year low, Somalia’s drought crisis is being made worse by conflict and climate. Relief agencies warn the worst is yet to come.

The Nigerian Army has rescued seven children a week after they were abducted from an unregistered orphanage, raising urgent questions about the regulation of children’s homes across the country.

In Burkina Faso, a circus troupe is helping children process the trauma of jihadist violence through acrobatics and performance — an unlikely but powerful model that is turning heads at UNICEF.

At least 19 Kenyans are dead and 32 missing after joining the Russia-Ukraine war, exposing a continent-wide recruitment crisis that African governments have failed to stop.