The government has questioned the process followed by Amnesty International in compiling its report on Angolan children who are roaming the streets of the country.

Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, says the ministry has identified the need to undertake a regional study to determine the number of children who are living and working on the streets in this financial year.

Groups of children, believed to have come from Angola, continue to increase by the day as more children join the ranks.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said the situation of Angolan kids as young as four years old on the streets is a case the government regards as urgent.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, the Ministry of International Relations and Trade, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare; and the Angolan Embassy have been dedicating their time to finding a lasting solution to the influx of Angolan children on the streets in various towns

Namibia's Ambassador to Angola has called for compassion towards Angolan children roaming the streets in Namibia.

Leonard Iipumbu says both governments are working to find a lasting solution.

The children can be observed at street corners and shopping areas in some towns.

They move from one location to another in search of food and to collect anything of substance.
 
But while they rummage through dustbins and beg at traffic lights, someone, kilometers away, spends sleepless nights and these are the mothers of street children.