The history of children and youth in Africa as a whole

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Africa Urged To Invest In Girls To Reduce Poverty

By Moyiga Nduru, IPS, 22 March 1999. At Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Kinandu Muragu of the Nairobi-based FAWE says the adequate participation of girls in the education system in Africa can bring gains in terms of economic development, improved community health and national welfare.

Study Finds 120,000 Child Soldiers In Africa

By Jerome Hule, PANA Correspondent, 20 April 1999.

African Children's Charter: a welcome step to securing the rights of Africa's children

Press Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, 29 November 1999. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children's Charter), within days of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.