2020 International Day of the African Child: 5 reasons why lock-downs and curfews causes severe safety implication for the African child during the coronavirus pandemic
International Day of the African Child Prepared by John Njuguna Ngure on 22nd June 2020 Since 1991 , June 16th is the Day when the African Child is celebrated to commemorate those killed during the 1976 student led Soweto Uprising in South Africa , and to recognize their courage when they marched for their right to an education. In retrospective, the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) instituted DAC in 1991 not only in memory of the brave South Africa students who were brutally murdered in 1976 Soweto Uprising , but also to create awareness for serious contemplation and dedication towards confronting the numerous problems such as poverty, hunger, disease, war, discrimination, child labour , human trafficking, mass migrations, the endemic conflicts facing children across the Africa . Day of the African Child ( DAC ) Theme Selection Process Since 1991 , the OAU and its successor AU ,...