Today is the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s birthday. As he’s fairly new in the job, we thought this would be a good opportunity to wish him a great day, but also send him a very important message. Australian aid has helped achieve amazing things – like cutting extreme poverty in half in the last 25 years.  But rather like the cake we hope Malcolm is enjoying today, it’s recently been cut. A lot.  In fact by next year, Australia could be...
Across Africa, in schools and parks, on beaches and streets; goal posts are improvised, teams are assembled, and tomorrow's football stars show off their skills. Crowd-sourced from the talented photographers of Flickr, here are 15 of the best images that capture how Africa plays football.
Wherever we live in the world, our agriculture, food, family celebrations and our culture are what binds us to our countries. Within the African continent, there's a huge diversity of food culture. We asked our Africa team, who are made up of many African nationalities, to share their favourite foods.
Valentines Day is here, which means millions of us are trying to think of original and romantic gestures for our loved ones. Restaurants are bombarding us with special menus and offers, greetings card shops are a blur of red, and on Friday we’ll be cramming on to buses and trains whilst trying not to crush bunches of flowers. If you feel like you’ve tried every Valentine’s Day cliché and want something a bit different this year, try this. Share this graphic with...
Yesterday a new store opened in Cape Town, South Africa – and everything is free. Street Store has captured the imagination of people instantly. Anyone can come and donate clothes and shoes to the pop-up store, they are sorted and displayed, and homeless people can then pick out items they need. Being able to choose clothes that fit, in a style and colour we like is something most of us take for granted.  But living on the streets often takes this...