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How child soldiers in Sudan become influencers on TikTok

dw.com·Simone Schlindwein·28 days ago
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In a TikTok video, a boy of around 12 years old walks through dusty streets, carrying a Kalashnikov weapon, and shouts "God is great!" in Arabic. Behind him, numerous bodies can be seen lying on the ground. Gunshots ring out. The video was published in early December, shortly after rebels from the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) militia captured the southern Sudanese city of Babanusa, apparently with the involvement of child soldiers. The investigative research network Bellingcat  verified that some of the videos were filmed directly in Babanusa. Numerous videos of child soldiers in Sudan are going viral on social media these days, especially on TikTok. Most are filmed by the children themselves using mobile phone cameras and are viewed millions of times, according to Bellingcat reporter Sebastian Vandermeersch. He stumbled upon the videos while researching war crimes in Sudan. "I was able to find an entire network of accounts on TikTok sharing content about child soldiers," he said.…

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