Child soldiers
Far Gone review – child soldier’s story told with chilling intensity
John Rwothomack, performing his own one-man play, depicts a Ugandan boy terrorised into fighting for the Lord’s Resistance Army with visceral power
Arifa Akbar
23, Feb, 2022 @4:15 PM
‘Collective strength’: the LRA captive restoring dignity to survivors in Uganda
Kidnapped by Lord’s Resistance Army rebels as a girl, Victoria Nyanjura has pushed through major reforms for victims of abduction and rape
Sarah Johnson
03, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
ICC ready to rule on ex-child soldier accused of war crimes
Dominic Ongwen was abducted by Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army aged 10 before rising to high rank
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
03, Feb, 2021 @5:30 AM
'I had to kill so many people': the battle to protect children in conflicts
25,000 grave violations were committed against children in conflict in 2019, says the UN
Paddy Dowling
09, Sep, 2020 @6:15 AM
Saudi Arabia won’t attack Iran. But it may pay someone else to | Nesrine Malik
The US is being fooled that it needs to rescue its ally in the Middle East, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Nesrine Malik
22, Sep, 2019 @4:47 PM
Rise in children forced to join militias raises fresh fears over South Sudan
Growing number of young fighters combined with sexual violence and ethnic tensions threatens return to civil war, UN warns
Rod Austin
18, Sep, 2019 @12:59 PM
The Guardian view on 16-year-old soldiers: armies are for adults | Editorial
Editorial: With under-18s making up almost 30% of recent British army recruits, the UK is increasingly out of step
Editorial
21, Aug, 2019 @5:35 PM
'Before I was kidnapped I had friends': the girl soldiers of South Sudan | Samuel Okiror
A reintegration programme has helped 360 girls leave armed groups in Yambio county but for many the trauma of sexual violence persists
Samuel Okiror in Yambio county
20, Aug, 2019 @6:00 AM
UK army should stop recruiting children, health experts say
Report says ‘irresponsible’ policy of recruiting 16-year-olds put their health at risk
Nicola Davis
26, Feb, 2019 @6:30 AM
South Sudan's war: a relentless litany of almost unimaginable horrors
A report laying bare the abominations associated with conflict in the world’s youngest state will shock the most hardened observer
Peter Beaumont
25, Feb, 2019 @11:00 AM
'Crucial step' hailed as more than 300 child soldiers released in South Sudan
Children to receive medical and emotional support as they prepare to rejoin their families after ceremony in Yambio
Karen McVeigh
08, Feb, 2018 @7:00 AM
The year's top development stories: 2017 in review
As Donald Trump cut funding for family planning and people from east Africa to Yemen went hungry, peace finally gained a foothold in Colombia
Lucy Lamble
25, Dec, 2017 @11:00 AM
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