South Sudan to end use of child soldiers 'by year's end'

Juba, Sudan (AFP) Aug 30, 2010 -
South Sudan vowed on Monday to end its use of child soldiers by the end of the year, as the former rebel force works to transform itself into a regular army ahead of a 2011 independence referendum. More than 22,000 former child fighters with the Sudan People's Liberation Army have returned to civilian life in the past decade, but some 900 children remain under arms, according to the UN Child ... more