Central African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there

A civil war has been raging in Central Africa for more than ten years. Thousands of children are also still fighting as soldiers in the conflict.

Central African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there

The government in Central African Republic says about 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in the country more than a decade after civil war broke out.

According to UN estimates, the fighting may have claimed thousands of victims and more than a million people — or a fifth of the population — were forced to flee.

Bangui, February 12, 2024 (Lusa) - About 10,000 children continue to fight alongside armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), more than a decade after the start of the civil war, the government revealed today. In a statement, the Minister of Family and Gender, Marthe Kirima, said that children continue to be recruited as combatants, spies, messengers, cooks, and even used as sex slaves. Although 15,000 children have escaped from rebel…

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