More than 70 children are reported missing in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province following a series of jihadist attacks, local authorities have confirmed.
These children became separated from their families amidst the chaos as thousands of people were forced to flee to a neighboring province in recent weeks. There are growing concerns that the missing children may have been kidnapped by fighters linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, which has been involved in an insurgency in the region since 2017.
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Source: The African Observer