In Sierra Leone, as in conflict and postconflict settings around the world, youth are coping with their exposure to violence during conflict as well as the poverty and displacement that follow war and the stigma that can persist long after involvement with armed groups has ended.

According to this article, in 2015, the instability in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in 2,965 persons (mainly from DRC, Burundi and Somalia) applying for asylum in Zambia. Last year, UNHCR was informed that 147 persons of concern, including 24 asylum-seekers and 18 children were being detained for immigration-related purposes. 

This paper initiates discussion by calling on Child and Youth Care (CYCCs) to offer transitional support to youth leaving care.  It also intends to document and share information on new ways for youth to successfully transition out of care.

This paper analyses the experiences of adolescents in foster care placement with specific reference to participatory decision making in an indigenous African cultural context in South Africa. 

Experts warn of a growing divide between women who were captured and children born to Boko Haram militants and the rest of the population.

This article examines how urban Congolese refugees in Kenya promote psychosocial well-being in the context of structural vulnerability. 

Civil society organizations and the National Children's Council (NCC) have appealed for more commitment and support to abandoned babies.

This is a webinar that occurred on August 19 through the RISE Learning Network. 

This article from the Telegraph discusses potential problems that can occur with student volunteers.

Maria David Zaya discusses the search to find her daughter who was kidnapped by Boko Haram close to two years ago.