Yusuf Ali, now 34, struggles with his memories living in Mogadishu surrounded by dark reminders of his past.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Society of the American Revolution dedicated a monument to child soldiers who ...

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A former child soldier from Sierra Leone who dodged deportation from Canada for a decade has been sentenced to five months in jail for returning to this country illegally.

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A Catholic official in the Democratic Republic of Congo says faith underpins his organization’s solidarity with children affected by conflict. “Wars provide opportunities for armed ...

ADDIS ABABA, May 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Listening to local communities is key to meeting a global goal of ending the use of children by armed groups by 2025, a top United Nations (U.N.) ...

BANDAJUMA, Sierra Leone (UNHCR) - At an age when they should be playing basketball with the other kids, two teenaged boys have chosen to sit it out on the bench, staring blankly ahead with troubled ...