Child Soldiers in Africa



Child Soldiers in Africa

Introduction

The military use of children refers to putting children at risk in military action is as a fighting force (child soldiers) as human shields for propaganda purposes. All around history and in numerous societies, children have been included in military crusades indeed, when such practices were against social employments.

In medieval Europe, children were utilized as partners within fight (squires), in spite of the fact that their part in genuine battle was constrained. The purported Children's Crusade in 1212 enlisted many children as untrained fighters under the surmise that awesome force might empower them ...