Many international and national charters and declarations have sought to define and protect the rights of children and ensure their safety. Although many Africa

Ten years after the coming into force of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, this volume presents an analysis of its progress so far. Lo

The United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) constitutes a landmark in the development of international human rights law and reflects an

Despite several idealistic efforts towards a united Africa, the term remains a hypothetical concept symbolizing a desired federal state on the continent. While

This book focuses on African childhood and youth within the context of development and socialization where children are expected to be moulded in the image of a