Zimbabwe celebrates the International Day of the African Child today. The country honors this special day across Africa every June 16. President Mnangagwa will open Zimbabwe's 33rd Junior Parliament on Friday at the new Parliament building. Young people gather to discuss their rights and share their concerns with government leaders. The African Union started this celebration back in 1991.
The day remembers brave students from Soweto, South Africa who protested against unfair education in 1976. More than 700 children died during those protests against racial discrimination. Zimbabwe also remembers its young heroes who died fighting for freedom. Over 6,000 women and children lost their lives at Chimoio in 1977. Another 1,028 people died...