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 The Pope has invited Burkina Faso's president to the Vatican later this month to see what can be learnt from the West African nation's...

Melon Nyamwiza Rwancumangi kept her dream of going back to school alive for 20 years, having dropped out when orphaned in her teens.The Ugandan...

With a growing appetite for chicken in Africa, BBC Africa's Kim Chakanetsa investigates why the continent does not produce enough birds to feed itself.If...

It was supposed to be a day promoting the rights of the 1.1 billion girls around the world. So why did the hashtag #WomenAreTrash...

In Morocco, it's not easy for women to walk the streets unmolested. Morgan Meaker hears from some who want to put an end to...

Eighteen-year-old high school student Edger Mulili says he would not be alive today if his father had not contributed $5 (£4) a month to...

 Young girls helping with cooking, cleaning and babysitting at home may seem normal to some parents.In fact, in some cultures, this is considered an...

 Political protests which have swept through Ethiopia are a major threat to the country's secretive government, writes former BBC Ethiopia correspondent Elizabeth Blunt.For the...

A hug between a man and a woman may not raise eyebrows in some cultures, but reactions in northern Nigeria to one of their...

It's thought that more than half of Africa's GDP comes from the informal sector which accounts for around 80% of the labour force, many...