Former Congolese Child Soldier Works to Normalize Peace Not War

Michel Chikwanine is a long way from where he grew up in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but not from the memories of war. They haunt him every night — ever since he was captured by rebels in the city of Beni at the age of five. Chikwanine's father had an imposed an early-evening curfew, but Chikwanine disobeyed it to play soccer with his friends.   "It was during that time while we were playing when we saw a truck with military personnel racing toward the...

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