Hugo Ferreira, 37, has just been given two life sentences at the High Court of South Africa in the country’s administrative ...

According to the man's plea statement, he became enraged when the baby cried due to hunger and a soiled nappy.

Every dollar invested in maternal and newborn ... and every child gets the chance to grow and thrive. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.

THE birth of a child should be a joyous occasion, yet for many women across Africa, it remains a time of uncertainty and great risk. According to the World Health Organization, sub-Saharan Africa ...

While Africa contributes about 30% of global births, around 70% of the 287 000 global maternal deaths annually occur on this ...

BACKGROUNDThis paper provides estimates of the contributions of increased women’s education and reduced infant and child mortality to fertility declines in urban and rural areas of countries in ...

Human Rights Watch is honored to address the African Committee of Experts at its 45th Ordinary Session, and join it in celebrating 35 years since the adoption of the African Children’s Charter.

After years of decline in child labor, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many African children back to work. Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, is teeming with young vendors. Most of them are children ...

Every dollar invested in maternal and newborn health delivers ... woman dies while giving life, and every child gets the chance to grow and thrive. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional ...

sub-Saharan Africa still accounts for 47% of stillbirths and 46% of global newborn deaths. The region is projected to record neonatal mortality rate of about twice the SDG target of at least as ...