What exactly do Islamic State linked militants want from Mozambique?
How will the withdrawal of SADC's troops affect communities on the ground in Mozambique?
鈥淲e spoke to relatives of a boy who was seen carrying ammunition. The relatives say this boy had been kidnapped during a January attack in another village. The uncle and aunt of the boy were shocked to see how much confidence he showed operating as a child soldier鈥� 鈥� Zenaida Machado, Human Rights Watch
In today鈥檚 episode, Alan Kasujja revisits the conflict in Mozambique because it鈥檚 now emerged that insurgents are using children in their operations.
Human Rights Watch says youngsters, some as young as 13, were recently ordered to raid and loot the town of Macomia, in Cabo Delgado province.
The recruitment and use of children as soldiers is a war crime.
Alan attempts to understand why the Southern African Development Community, despite deploying troops to Mozambique, is failing to quell the violence.
Also, with these soldiers withdrawing from Cabo Delgado, how will it affect local communities?
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