VIDEO: Child soldiers freed from life of war

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

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.

An "immersive" play opening in London is raising the issue of child soldiers in Africa.

The 40 year conflict that remains unresolved

The Tanzanian soldiers dragged into Europe's war

Military police raid a house in Cameroon and free around 70 malnourished children, some of whom were kept in chains for years.

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

>That day they forced me to withdraw the remaining forces from Mutukula to Bigada. By the time we reached Bigada, everybody was trembling. This really weakened us. In early January 1979, my unit was relieved and went back to Masindi.

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Child with albinism freed after years in solitude
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Sultan Dako, a father of Hashim's new family (left) in a pause with his new 'son' Yassin Hashim (right) at their home in Mkuranga District. For Yassin Hashim (9), living freely with no fear while playing happily with his peers around his new home is something ...