Mozambique: NGO Concerned At Violation of Children By Terrorists

Maputo — A prominent Mozambican NGO, the Foundation for Community Development (FDC), has expressed its “deep concern’ about the increase in violations against children in those areas affected by islamist terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

According to FDC, in cooperation with a further 116 Mozambican NGOs, the violence has forced displacement, malnutrition, an increase in the school dropout rate, child marriages, sexual abuse, as well as the recruitment of children to swell the…