Rehabilitating child soldiers in Batangafo, CAR
03 November 2021 |
6:25 am
In 2019 alone, militia groups recruited nearly 8000 child soldiers, some as young as six. One of the countries where children are most at risk is the Central African Republic. Deutsche Welle has visited a project aiming to rehabilitate such children.
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