January 26, 2009

The Long Road to Justice and Peace in the DRC

By Bukeni Tete Waruzi

It is estimated that more than 30,000 child soldiers have been used in the DRC, girls and boys, since 1996 when the first war broke out in Uvira, South Kivu province, eastern DRC (former Zaire). In Ituri, as in the Kivus, child soldiers were used by militias, rebel groups and the national army. Children were…