South Sudan: No Freedom for Kids at War

Khartoum — SOUTH Sudan, the world's youngest country, is commemorating its seventh year of independence amid concern over the future of 19 000 children recruited as soldiers.

This is up from 500 children that were enlisted when the country degenerated into civil war in 2013, two years after independence.

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