An Act of Parliament to make provision for parental responsibility, fostering, adoption, custody, maintenance, guardianship, care and protection of children; to make provision for the administration of children’s institutions; to give effect to the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and for connected purposes.
Of particular interest are Part II. Safeguards for the Rights and Welfare of the Child, including Article 13. Protection from abuse etc. and Article 15. Protection from sexual exploitation and Part X. Children in Need of Care and Protection.