843 girls in premature unions identified in southern Mozambique

“The results point to a total of 843 girls in premature unions, 378 mapped in the first phase, between 2019 and 2020, 302 in the second phase, between 2021 and 2022, and 163 cases mapped in the period between 2022 and 2024,” said Francisco Pagula, governor of Inhambane, during the launch of a plan to combat premature unions in the province. According to the official, Inhambane “stands out negatively” for the growing trend of cases of forced unio…