What effect has the conflict in the Central African Republic had on its children? The conflict in the Central African Republic has had life-changing effects on the children living there by stripping them of their childhood and forcing them to grow up psychologically and emotionally. Over a year ago in the Central African Republic a rebel group called the Seleka came to power and over the course of its reign as many as 6,000 child soldiers have fought either for or against the Seleka. Because these children have been exposed to the violence brought by war, the effects the conflict has had on the children include enslavement as soldiers and forcible marriage. A fourteen-year-old girl named Mirielle recounts her experience trying to escape from
