Children of War
childrenofwar.bsky.social
Children of War
@childrenofwar.bsky.social
Children of War: Evolving Local and Global Understandings of Child Soldiering in African Conflicts, c.1940-2000 is an AHRC funded continent-wide study hosted by the University of Exeter.
UNICEF Ending the Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict www.unicef.org.uk/publications...
Ending the Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict
This Unicef report sets out areas where important progress has been made towards ending the recruitment and use of children in conflict and makes recommendations for action by governments.
www.unicef.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict - watchlist.org
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict is a network of strong, independent voices that advocate for children in war zones.
watchlist.org
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, Johnny Mad Dog (2008)
Luigi Falorni, Feuerherz (2008)
Emmanuel Jal, Warchild (2008)
Brian Single, Children of War (2010)
Invisible Children, ‘Kony 2012’, (2012)
Kim Nguyen, War Witch (2013) [French title Rebelle]
February 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Saro-Wiwa, Ken, Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English (New York: Longman, 1994[1985]).
February 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Kourouma, Ahmadou, Allah is not obliged (Vintage Books, London, 2007, trans Frank Wynne) orig Allah n’est pas obligé, Editions du Seuil, 2000).

Macauley, Delia Jarrett, Moses, Citizen and Me (London: Granta, 2005).
February 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dongala, Emmanuel, Johnny Mad Dog (London: Picador, 2006) trans., Johnny Chien Mechant (2002).

Gueye, Aïssatou Morelle Gueye, Siaka, l’enfant soldat (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2013).

Iweala, Uzodinma, Beasts of No Nation (London: John Murray, 2006).
February 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Okello, Norman and Theo Hollander, Boy Soldier: A Memoir of Innocence Lost and Humanity Regained in Northern Uganda (Unbound Digital, 2021).
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mehari, Senait, Heart of Fire: From Child Soldier to Soul Singer (Profile Books, London, 2006[2004]).

Chioma Mundy-Castle, A Mother’s Debt: The True Story of An African Orphan (London: Author House, 2012).
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Kolk, Mario, Can you tell me why I went to war? A Story of a young King’s African Rifle Reverend Father John E A Mandambwe (Zomba: Kachere Books, 2007).

McDonnell, Faith and Grace Akallo, Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda’s Children (New York: Chosen Books, 2007).
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Graham, Ronald W. (ed.), There was a Soldier: The Life of Hama Kim M.M., Africana Marburgensia Special Issue 10, (1985).

Jal, Emmanuel, Warchild: A Boy Soldier’s Story (London, Abacus: 2009).

Keitetsi, China, Child Soldier (London, Souvenir Press, 2004).
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM