Girls are exposed to extreme violence and abductions. For instance, abductions of girls and attacks on schools in Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria have led to school closures. As shown in the African Report on Child Wellbeing, girls occupy a unique, vulnerable position in African society. Social norms, practices and attitudes are prejudicial to the life, survival and development of girls. This has to change.
AuthorRongedzayi Fambasayi
Rongedzayi is a doctoral researcher at the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability of the Faculty of Law, North-West University, with a special focus on SDG11 and children's rights in African cities. His research interest is dedicated to a critical legal perspective on the interface of children's rights and emerging issues such as climate change law, urban law, artificial intelligence and smart cities. He has experience in child rights governance, child rights litigation and research.