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Central, West Africa Rank Highest In Child Soldier Recruitment
Central and West Africa regions have the highest number of child soldiers in the world, as well as the most underage victims of sexual violence, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Several countries in the Sahel– a semi-arid region that stretches from northern Senegal through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina…
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COVID-19: Still A Threat To Global Reduction In Child Abuse
32% of the labour workforce in Africa are children under the age of 18. Children from age 5 to 17 that are exposed to any physical or economic task that hinders their education and health are considered child labourers. Economic hardship is a major factor that drives poor families to expose their young ones as…