Mali
Children in Mali, some as young as 13, who were recruited as child soldiers by armed groups or suspected of links with them, are now being detained by Malian forces alongside adults, where some say they’ve…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
“Quite a few of the most beautiful homes in Bukavu are built on the sweat of children working in the mines,” says a child protection officer who works in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…
Guinea-Bissau
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport de la Guinée-Bissau sur la mise en œuvre des dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant. M. Octávio Inocêncio Alves, Conseiller juridique au Ministère…
Sierra Leone
By Tommy Trenchard FREETOWN , Jun 7 2013 (IPS) - On a street corner in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city, 12-year-old Kaita sits with a friend on a peeling steel railing watching the headlights of motorbikes…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 2 more
Andre Celeti Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union allocated the prize money to children affected by conflict and launched its Children of Peace initiative which aims at assisting 28,000 children. Today displaced children in…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
Highlights · The number of new Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admissions from January to end of April 2013 amounts 18,014 children, representing 15% of the annual target. The number…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Trente enfants de la milice Bakata Katanga qui avaient fait incursion à Lubumbashi le 23 mars dernier, sont rentrés vendredi 17 mai dans la ville. Ces mineurs ont été accueillis par la section protection de l’enfance…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bunia, 12 May 2013 – Eighty-four police officers, including two women, underwent five weeks of training in the Ituri district, province Orientale, on gender-based sexual violence. The participants who hailed from the four districts of the province,…
Chad + 1 more
The international community should increase pressure on Chad to end child recruitment before it is allowed to contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Mali London, 13 May 2013 The Chadian government should take significant and meaningful steps…
Mali + 4 more
West Africa is characterized by a considerable population mobility, most especially of the young. Many of them quit their home villages for the big cities or even neighbouring countries, seeking better economic perspectives for themselves and…
