# Social Development minister Sisisi Tolashe says the challenges facing children in Africa are overwhelming. Over one-thousand-300 children across Africa are attending the Bi-Annual Africa Children’s Summit in Johannesburg which is ending today. Tolashe says millions of children lack access to quality education, are forced into child labour, live in conflict zones, or face early forced marriage and exploitation. She adds that illiteracy and the lack of quality education is the main reason why Africa wallows in poverty:
Minister Tolashe calls on African countries to urgently address challenges facing children [SOUND]
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