Since the start of 2025, more than 120 children have been abducted in Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado. Children are often targeted for their military utility, serving as fighters, porters, labourers, and human shields. Young girls, in particular, are routinely subjected to gender-based violence, including forced marriages and sexual exploitation.
In January, four girls and three boys were kidnapped in Mumu, with two of the children later being released. In March, six children were abducted in Chibau to carry looted goods, and in May, eight more were kidnapped near Magaia in Muidumbe district. Despite this uptick, these cases were largely overshadowed by Mozambique’s deadly post-electoral violence, the devastating effect of several cyclones, and the United States’ foreign aid cuts.
(Source: Good Governance Africa)
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