Malnutrition among children costs countries up to 16.5 per cent of their gross domestic product, according to reports looking at the social and economic consequences of child ... Read more »
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Lawyers and rights activists are calling for changes to the country's personal status laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young as 10. Read more »
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According to residents of El Bur in Galgadud, more than 350 children under the age of 16 have been forced into being soldiers by the Al-Shabaab militia. Read more »
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On Sunday, June 16, the world will commemorate the Day of the African Child under the theme, "Early Marriage and its Consequences". In a guest column for AllAfrica, youth advocate ... Read more »
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