African Countries

New Attention Given to Child Cocoa Workers in Ivory Coast and Ghana

25 October 2010 Children living in a cocoa-producing village near the town of Oume, Ivory Coast

Mon Oct 25 2010

Tulane Report Focuses Attention on Child Labor in Cocoa Industry

The Payson Center’s Report can be downloaded here: https://childlabor-payson.org–Reid]

Sun Oct 24 2010

Southern Sudan to purge child soldiers from army

By Maggie Fick Associated Press Writer / August 30, 2010 JUBA, Sudan—The government of Southern

Sat Oct 23 2010

Nigeria: Millions Lack Schooling

`Nigeria has the highest number of children out of school’ By Ayo Okulaja [article from

Fri Oct 22 2010

Emmanuel Jal Breaks 661-Day Fast

The organization's primary goal is providing education to former child soldiers and others in

Thu Oct 7 2010

Governments Look to End Child Labor in West African Cocoa Farming

Malian children demonstrate against child labor in Sikasso, Mali. Sikasso is the point of departure

Thu Oct 7 2010

Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Trial Highlights Plight of Child Soldiers

[from allAfrica.com/Lubanga Trial Website (The Hague):]

Tue Oct 5 2010

Kenyan Boys earns 1 cent per goat delivered

Child labor is illegal in Kenya, but police rarely target business owners for hiring children in

Mon Oct 4 2010

Ghana strengthens child labour monitoring

[from the Ghana New Agency] Accra, Aug. 27, GNA – A database system for monitoring and

Fri Aug 27 2010

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