US grants Nigeria waiver on the use of child soldiers

The president of the United States of America,

President Obama has granted waivers that

allows the US to continue providing military

assistance to countries where child soldiers

have been used.
The waivers circumvent parts of the Child Soldier

Prevention Act meant to block certain kinds of

military assistance.

Waivers have been granted to counties like

Nigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of

Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda, Iraq and Myanmar.

A US spokesperson says the US can use the

possibility of a waiver to provide an incentive

for reform.

Source: News24

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