Both sides in Sudan’s civil war are using TikTok to glamorise child soldiers, turning young fighters into viral online ...

New figures show at least 1,360 children were released from armed groups in the eastern province of Ituri in 2025. However, 13,000 children in the ...

Report by Sebastian Vandermeersch and Amgad AbdelgadirA joint investigation by Radio Dabanga and Bellingcat* has found that young boys, widely referred to as "lion cubs," have become celebrated ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States, June 29 (UNHCR) - Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone, recently published his best-selling memoir, "A Long Way Gone." At the age of 12, Beah fled ...

ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Collen Malatji says South Africa has warned members against being used by “pensioners” ...

BOGÓTA, Colombia, April 20 (UNHCR) - Elisa* was born and grew up in a culture of violence, and in the end it left her confined to a wheelchair yet lucky to be alive. But the former child soldier is ...

This week, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, announced the appointment of H.E. Ambassador Jainaba Jagne of the Republic of The Gambia as the AU's Special ...

On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, we reiterate the importance of protecting children from the ravages of war, as we witness ...

Videos of children in Sudan are going viral on social media sites, but the TikTok stars appear to be child soldiers caught up in the country’s civil war. The videos show adolescent boys wearing ...