Child Soldiers in Africa is increasing as time passes. There is a rounded 300,000 kids in Africa who are child soldiers and the number is increasing today... (BBC World Service, Children of Conflict). About 1/3 of the child soldiers are in Africa (The Road back from Soldier back to Child, United Nations). Captured children are "trained" for two months and if they fail to do orders or tried to escape, more likely will that person be killed ( BBC World Service, Children of Conflict). Kids have to stay in hot temperatures that are probably 90˚ degrees or over. As a result they end up with skin diseases and broken back from carrying 50 pound equipment (Shelia Velez, Child Soldiers). Child Soldiers should be stopped due to its child abuse. It's horrible for kids to face this madness. I bet about 1/2 of kids in the United States wouldn't survive a day in the army.
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