Some Sudanese child soldiers have social media accounts are celebrated by millions of followers. Psychologists and other experts warn this is a dangerous trend.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colombian soldiers stand in formation as war material seized from a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ...

Photographer Cedric Gerbehaye documents a transit center in Ituri District, where the UN and the government of Congo struggle to re-integrate former militia members back into society A boy soldier ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.) ...

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 ...