Updated Thu, May 12th 2016 at 20:28 GMT +3Former ex-Seleka child soldiers wait to be released in Bambari, Central African Republic, May 14, 2015. "Nothing could have prepared me for my role as a child protection officer in Central African Republic. My family was concerned for me, and a few weeks after I arrived in Central African Republic, violence erupted. DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Benoit Daoundo is a child protection officer who works for the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) to help release children from armed groups in Central African Republic. My home country, Benin, has never been at war and I had never seen children associated with armed groups before.

Source: Standard Digital May 12, 2016 12:18 UTC