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Recruiting soldiers under 15 can result in war crime charges Rebels continue to deny charges U.N. is calling for immediate disarming of child soldiers BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As ...

As violence and instability rise, African countries must reaffirm their commitment to protecting children and support DDR initiatives. Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by ...

Roughly 21,000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five ...

As violence and instability rise, African countries must reaffirm their commitment to protecting children. Roughly 21,000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic – Residents of a squalid refugee camp said Thursday that French soldiers tasked with protecting civilians had sexually abused boys as young as 9 years old ...

More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, have been released in South Sudan's war-torn region of Yambio under a programme to help reintegrate them into society, the UN said on February 7 ...

World, Africa 40% of child soldiers globally 'active' in Africa Children seen as 'expendable', 'cheap to maintain,' according to paper presented at AU Peace and Security Council meeting ...

On 12 February, the world commemorated Red Hand Day. It's the annual reaffirmation to stop the use of child soldiers. In 2021, more than 6 310 children were recruited and used in conflict areas. Half ...

An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Mozambique used boys as young as 13 to raid and loot the town of Macomia, in Cabo Delgado province, on May 10, 2024.

Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five years.In 2020, around 337 million children lived within 50 km of active ...