More parents prefer girls to boys
Parents around the world may now prefer girls partly because they see them as more likely to take care of them in their old age — meaning a different kind of bias…
My Hustle: Lagos’ Agbero or area boys
What's it like to be an Agbero, or area boy, hustling in the Lagos public transport system? In this episode of "My Hustle," DW's Samson Adeleke takes a look into the gritty,…
Police uncover underage boys at Lagos food factory in Lagos
Police uncover underage boys at Lagos food factory in Lagos…
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys freed
More than 300 kidnapped boys held captive for six days have been handed over to authorities. Some question whether the militant Islamist group Boko Haram was really behind the kidnapping.…
Casual Friday
On Fridays, around the world, sartorial standards slip. From bank clerks to CEOs, grown men appear at workplaces dressed for the beach or a relaxed night out with the boys. They call…
Nigerian army releases children held on terror suspicions
The 25 boys and girls allegedly cooperated with the Islamist terror group Boko Haram. Human and children's rights activists are concerned at how minors are being treated by both militants and Nigeria's…
A look inside a Nigeria circus academy taking kids off the street
Can you do what these talented boys and girls from Kuyoro Olalekan’s GKB Unicycle Academy can do on their unicycles? …
Child’s play The kindergartens driving China’s football dream
Their heads soaked in sweat, a class of little boys practises Lionel Messi-esque stepovers at a kindergarten tucked away between residential tower blocks in Shanghai. They do not know it, but they…
Millions of child grooms forced into marriage, UN says
Some 115 million boys worldwide entered marriage before the age of 18, a new study by the UN's children's agency shows. The marriage of minors "steals childhood," UNICEF's executive director said.…
Thai cave boys head to first public appearance since rescue
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand left a hospital on Wednesday (July 18) to make their first public appearance at a nationally-broadcast news conference…
One Thai soccer player had a narrow escape
One 13-year-old Thai boy didn’t join his teammates on the trip that led them to explore a cave during monsoon season and become trapped. His mother is glad, while he himself waits…