Education and child labor in Africa “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. » Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist said the words above and these words alone mean more than anything else, especially when it comes to Africa! (Wikipedia.org, 2016) By the 1920s, countries in Africa had already started fighting for their freedom from British colonial rule and many state unions had achieved freedom through revolutionary methodology, but what is The first question any free government must face? ? The answer is maintaining freedom for years to come! In this article, we will understand how the Newly Independent States of Africa fought for the issue of child labor and created policies and regulations to install educational systems for the education of the country's future, children ! Rhodesia was one of the first states whose administration began to think about the education of its people and children. Between 1920 and 1930, over 100,000 Africans were part of the education system established by the Rhodesian administration, but the biggest question was whether Africans were receiving the adequate education they needed? Rhodesia established five school systems which included kraal schools (public schools), central mission schools (boarding schools), central mission day schools (day boarding schools), public schools and special schools for the blind , deaf or lepers. (Summers, 1994) Most schools in Africa were Kraal because of their lower installation and maintenance costs. The education provided in kraal schools was minimalist and most of these schools did not initially achieve the minimum standards of education. The cond...... middle of paper ......e tuition fees had to be paid either in cash, livestock, or student labor. (Grier, 1994) It is quite interesting how children were used by parents as a tool of profit for themselves. The severity of apartheid, child labor and unfavorable educational conditions available to children in Africa is heartbreaking and during the research and writing of this article, it appears that the authorities either removed these unfavorable conditions or clearly denied their existence. Many activists and missionaries who have taken action against bad behavior towards children have not been successful and even their voices have gone unheard. It seems that during colonization and post-colony, the birthright of children was taken away and apparently this kind of behavior was imposed on them so that they would get used to this behavior and forget their right to freedom..