West Africa Islamic schools test traditions and children’s rights A reporter found the parents of child beggars didn't always want them "rescued" It's a common site in cities and towns across much of West...
Islamic schools grapple with abuse scandals The Catholic Church isn't alone in facing widespread child sex abuse allegations. Islamic schools internationally are also confronting a history of...
Child soldiers: a persistent problem Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years. For the children who survive, the...
Fixing Africa’s booming cities Back in 1950, Kenya’s largest city Nairobi was a sleepy colonial town of about 100,000. But as tens of thousands of people from the country...
Nigerian missionary to England highlights changing Christianity Missionaries from the developing world like Israel Olofinajana are trying to revive Christianity in Europe and North America.
The problem of child soldiers Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years. For the children who survive, the...
Insurgents, poor schools plague northern Nigeria Back in 2014 there was an enormous international outcry after Islamic militants from the group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female high school students...
Project Exile: Tortured in Cameroon, a struggle for U.K. asylum "The choice was this: reveal my sources and destroy my reputation or die protecting them.” This story has been updated with comments from Mathias...
Project Exile: Cameroon cartoonist flees Biya repression Art has always been Ako Eyong’s main tool of expression. Ako Eyong Born and raised in Cameroon, Ako graduated from the University of...
Project Exile: On the run from Gambia’s security forces "When they arrested them, I was in hiding for five days." After graduating from high school in 2001, Buya Jammeh dreamed of becoming a journalist....
