22 African states are parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and 27 are parties to the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography. ###>22 African states are parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and 27 are parties to the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography.