Congo Girl picks up on a Save the Children report that 12,500 girls are currently involved with both government and non-government troops in the D.R. of Congo [1], but are seen as “wives” and camp-followers, and are rejected by both their former communities and rehabilitation programs for child soldiers.
D.R. of Congo: Girls in armies
· Written by Luisetta Mudie
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, D.R. of Congo