Africa's biggest social issues and taboos are no match for these girls. A revolutionary new cartoon series called Tibeb Girls features a group of three young superheroes, who unite to make rural ...

Edomawit Ashebir tries to block out the haters. Every time she grabs her skateboard and goes out in public, the young Ethiopian knows she might hear some rude comments. “My mom empowers me, but people ...

Every Saturday morning, a group of young girls and women converge on the Addis Skate Park in Ethiopia's capital to delve into the world of skateboarding. They practise vigorously, learning everything ...

Ethiopian Girl Skaters is a female-only skateboarding group that brings together young girls from different backgrounds, building a community that challenges the stereotype that girls shouldn’t be ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Virtually the only way for Tesdale Mesele, 13, to avoid soon being married into a life of housework and childbearing was to run. So that's what the spunky girl with matchstick ...