ODIWUOR: S.Sudan child soldiers: A step backwards

A South Sudanese militia has released 280 child soldiers as the first step in a process to free 3,000, the UN's children agency says.

Geneva. A South Sudanese rebel group has freed 250 child soldiers including a girl as young as nine, the UN children’s agency said on Sunday, but warned that thousands were still being forced to fight.

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Armed groups in the CAR agree to free all the children working for them and end the recruitment of child soldiers, the UN says.

A South Sudanese militia has released 280 child soldiers as the first step in a process to free 3,000, the UN's children agency said.

Nearly 5,000 children have been released from rebel groups in the Central African Republic.

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