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Added on the 07/09/2022 16:29:55 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Israel Dejene is helping Ethiopian girls dream big with skateboarding.
Teen Vogue Magazine pulled out all the celebrity stops to excite at their "Back To School Saturday" event. Bella Thorne was there and spoke to us as well as the hot group "Little Mix" that went on stage and belted out their hits to excited fans. There was also a fashion show featuring a number of the biggest designer stores.
On Wednesday, over one hundred girls were sent to hospital after they were poisoned by gas at their schools, joining hundreds of similar cases since November
Every year in Togo, there are an average of 5,000 cases of teenage pregnancy. But the numbers have soared over the last two years, forcing one far-flung village to start an intiative to curb the rising numbers. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Sodji and Priscilla Olympio report.
A Guinean acrobatic troupe called Amoukanama that wowed audiences when they made it through to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent last year are trying to build on the excitement their appearaince in the competition whipped up. Thye're still delighting audiences with street performances in Conakry and are training more young athletes in circus skills. FRANCE 24's correspondents Malick Diakité, Sarah Sakho and Sam Bradpiece report.