Parenting

Too Young to Drink: Why More Nigerian Teenagers Are Turning to Alcohol Teenager interviewed by Africa Health Report discussing underage alcohol consumption in Abuja.

Teenager interviewed by Africa Health Report discussing underage alcohol consumption in Abuja.

Too Young to Drink: Why More Nigerian Teenagers Are Turning to Alcohol

Oluwatobi Adu August 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The first drink often comes long before adulthood. Sometimes it is offered by a...

France Expands Paid Parental Leave for Families Parents with a newborn benefit from France's new paid parental leave policy.

Parents with a newborn benefit from France's new paid parental leave policy.

France Expands Paid Parental Leave for Families

Mirian Gom July 1, 2026

FRANCE – France has introduced a new paid parental leave scheme that allows mothers and fathers to...

Fasting Before the First Bell: Inside the Quiet Struggle of Nigerian Children Balancing Ramadan and the Classroom Muslim school children attending classes during Ramadan after early morning fasting meal

Muslim school children attending classes during Ramadan after early morning fasting meal

Fasting Before the First Bell: Inside the Quiet Struggle of Nigerian Children Balancing Ramadan and the Classroom

Koko Maxwella March 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before the first school bell rings in many Nigerian cities, thousands of Muslim children...