The BBC reported yesterday that southern Sudan is pledging to end their highly controversial child soldier program. The United Nations' children's agency estimates that there are 900 child soldiers right now in the region.
Southern Sudan is holding an independence referendum in January. The territory wants to separate from the rest of Sudan,
Sudan's civil war ended in 2005, but tensions between the two sides remain high.
The genocide in Darfur has also been an issue of global concern in Sudan.
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