Mozambique: Authorities Concerned At Child Marriage in Cabo Delgado

Maputo — Cases of child marriage, which are related to high levels of poverty and Islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, increased by 10 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2022, according to a study carried out by the international NGO Save the Children.

The study, carried out last year, in the Cabo Delgado districts of Palma and Chiúre, worked with minors from the Chiúre Children’s Parliament, internally displaced people, host communities and those who have…