JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — She had no body to bury, so the grieving mother kneeled in the dirt outside her small hut, recited psalms and simply traced her finger over the uneven earth. It was December ...
YAMBIO, South Sudan (AP) — When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the child soldier swore he’d never go back. However, the South Sudanese teen still thinks about ...
Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could lead to more children being recruited by armed groups, the United Nations warned ...
More children could be pushed into joining armed groups in conflict zones as families face increasing poverty due to the ...
South Sudan’s efforts to end the recruitment of child soldiers appear to be paying off. According to the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, some children have just been released by the South Sudan ...
More than one in five of South Sudan's 11 million people has fled their homes as a result of the ethnically charged war. A spike in the forced recruitment of child soldiers in South Sudan could be ...
As the Iraq war came to a quiet close Sunday, one U.S. soldier played a major role in moving soldiers and equipment out of Iraq. Captain David... Former Child Soldier In Sudan Helps U.S. Exit Iraq ...
Emmanuel Jal’s documentary reveals his transformation from Sudan child soldier to global Hip-Hop artist and peace advocate. Emmanuel Jal’s extraordinary transformation from child soldier to ...
On 9 July 2011, as I watched the flag of South Sudan rise for the first time, a light came on inside me. In that moment, all of the misfortunes of my childhood took on a powerful inspirational meaning ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Thousands of child soldiers dragged into South Sudan's civil war are unlikely to be freed soon because aid agencies lack the funds to look after them, a U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Hawthorn defender Changkuoth Jiath has opened up about his turbulent childhood in Africa, revealing that he would have either died or became a child soldier if it wasn't for his parents. Before he was ...