Child Soldiers (Uganda/Congo)

2004, Northern Uganda. Wearing an over-sized uniform and carrying a Kalashnikov, 12-year-old child soldier Omoding Musami patrols a dangerous stretch of the Obalanga Road. © Alixandra Fazzina

 

2004, Northern Uganda. Wearing an over-sized uniform and carrying a Kalashnikov, 12-year-old child soldier Omoding Musami patrols a dangerous stretch of the Obalanga Road. © Alixandra Fazzina

 

 

The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and troops of the Ugandan government fight one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. Eastern Congo continues to be afflicted by horrendous violence, and battles between rival militias, too.

Alixandra Fazzina began her working career as a commissioned war artist in Bosnia. She has spent the last 7 years based in Africa and The Middle East.

The exibition is part of the 2008-series “Child Soldiers”, curated by Wade Goddard for War Photo Limited.

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