United Nations agencies and the government are warning more than one in three Zimbabweans may need food assistance by next March. In Mbire, social workers say child marriages are on the rise, in part due to the food shortages. Mbire is among Zimbabwe’s ten most food insecure districts with a 55 per cent rating, according to the government. In Mbire, the World Food Programme has already started food distribution, targeting the vulnerable including child headed households. Across the continent, the World Health Organization estimates 14 million children between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth each year.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2016 15:11 UTC