African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Membership

1. Members must be nationals of a State Party to the Children's Charter ;
2. They must be individuals of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child;
3. Members are nominated by signatory countries and elected by the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union;
4. Members are elected for a term of five years and serve voluntarily in their individual capacity. They may not be re-elected.

   Meetings

Committee members

• Dr. Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Ethiopia, Chair Person, Term of office: July 2010-July 2015
• Mrs. Fatima Delladj-Sebaa, Algeria – 1st Vice President, Term of Office: July 2010 – July 2015
• Prof. Julia Sloth-Nielsen, South Africa, 2nd Vice President, Term of Office: January 2011 – January 2016
• Dr. Clement Julius Mashamba, Tanzania – 3rd Vice-President, Term of Office: July 2010 – July 2015
• Justice Alfas Muvavarigwa Chitakunye, Zimbabwe, Rapporteur, Term of Office: July 2010 – July 2015
• Mrs. Sidikou Aissatou Alassane Moulaye, Niger - Term of Office: May 2013 – May 2018
• Mr. Joseph Ndayisenga, Burundi, Term of Office: May 2013- May 2018
• Dr. Azza Ashmawy, Egypte, Term of Office: May 2013 – May 2018
• Mrs. Amal Muhammad El Henqari, Libya, Term of Office: July 2010 – July 2015
• Mrs. Félicité Muhimpundu, Rwanda, Term of Office: July 2010 – July 2015
• Mrs. Suzanne Aho-Assouma, Togo, Term of Office: May 2013 – May 2018

• Ms. Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate, Sénégal, Chairperson
• Ms. Marie Chantal Koffi Appoh, Côte d'Ivoire, Vice-Chairperson
• Ms Boipelo Lucia Seitlhamo, Botswana, Rapporteur
• Hon. Justice Martha Koome, Kenya, Member
• Mrs. Mamosebi T. Pholo, Lesotho, Member
• Mr. Moussa Sissoko, Mali, Member
• Mrs. Dawlat Ibrahim Hassan, Egypt, Member
• Mr. Cyprien Adébayo, Benin, Member
• Mrs. Agnès Kabore, Burkino Faso, Member
• Mrs. Andrianirainy Rasamoely, Madagascar, Member
• Mrs. Maryam Uwais, Nigeria, Member