A family member of one of the South African National Defence Force who died in the DRC said he was a patriot who loved being ...

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

On December 31, 2024, the United Nations warned that armed groups have increased recruitment and use of children for armed ...

and soldiers from the Economic Community Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), a peacekeeping force set up by the Economic Community of West African States. Children recruited as soldiers by the ...

soldiers are forcibly abducting children from their homes."In Malakal, government forces are even taking children from right outside the United Nations compound," said the organisation's Africa ...