African Children’s Stories Podcast is a joyful space for children, parents, and educators to explore storytelling and grow a strong reading culture across Africa. Through engaging read-alouds, we spark imagination, build literacy, and celebrate African voices. We read stories sourced from African Storybook and NABU, which are shared freely under open licenses. Episodes feature folktales, early math, nature stories, and lessons in kindness.
Host: Magdalene Chorongo.
Produced by Edutab.Africa.
📧 stories@edutab.africa
Our story today is about a boy named Aki. On his way home from school, Aki discovers a tiny kitten all alone… and what begins as a simple act of kindness turns into a beautiful friendship.
The story explores love, care, and what it means to take responsibility for someone who needs you. Let’s find out what Aki does when he meets his new little friend…
Listen keenly and don’t forget to answer fun questions that pop up along the way
This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed PDF version of the book here (https://www.africanstorybook.org/).
Author: Stacy Baoteng
Illustrator: Children at the Accra Central Children’s Library
Narrator: Lazarus Muthenya
Host and Editor: Magdalene Chorongo
You can reach us via stories@edutab.africa (mailto:stories@edutab.africa) or through our social media channels to find out how you can get involved in this project👌
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23 Mar 2026
Fana na Wanyama Wake
My little friends, I would like to ask you one question: Have you ever met someone who really loves animals?
In today’s story, we will meet a girl called Fana. Fana loves animals very much. She enjoys feeding them, playing with them, and taking care of them every day.
But one day, something unexpected happens at school… Something that makes Fana think quickly and act bravely.
What do you think happened? And what did Fana do?
Listen keenly, and don’t forget to answer the fun questions that pop up along the way. Have fun!
This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed PDF version of the book here (https://www.africanstorybook.org/).
Author: Foziya Mohammed
Illustration: Jesse Breytenbach
Translator: Ursula Nafula
Narrator: Magdalene Chorongo
Host and Editor: Magdalene Chorongo
You can reach us via stories@edutab.africa (mailto:stories@edutab.africa) or through our social media channels to find out how you can get involved in this project👌
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9 Mar 2026
How Stories Came to People
Our story today is a Ghanaian folktale titled How Stories Came to People. Imagine that. No folktales. No animal adventures. No ‘long long ago.’ Just silence.
But high up in the sky, the Sky God had locked all the stories in a wooden box! And people were very sad… Because stories make us laugh, think, dream, and sometimes behave ourselves.
So who dared to climb to the sky to ask for stories? Do you want to find out? Listen keenly and don’t forget to answer fun questions that pop up along the way. Have fun!
This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed PDF version of the book here (https://www.africanstorybook.org/).
Author: Ghanaian Folktale
Illustration: Wiehan De Jager
Narrator: Mungai Kang’ong’oi
Host and Editor: Magdalene Chorongo
You can reach us via stories@edutab.africa (mailto:stories@edutab.africa) or through our social media channels to find out how you can get involved in this project. 👌
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