The United Nations (UN) marked its thirty-fifth anniversary last year by reiterating its commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers.

It raised concerns that armed groups have increased the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict from areas such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the Lake Chad basin, Mozambique, the Sahel, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Haiti.

It is estimated that over the past five years, the recruitment of over 21 000 children as soldiers hast taken place across Africa by armed groups and government forces.

To help us understand the impact of this crisis, as well as how the recruitments take place, Peter Ndoro spoke to Nixon Katembo, Channel Africa's head of Kiswahili service