Mozambican navy personnel have been accused of unlawfully killing and injuring fishermen in Cabo Delgado province on March 15, 2026, according to Human Rights Watch.

Security concerns related to the conflict in the region have led the Defense and Security Forces of Mozambique to impose restrictions on coastal movement and fishing in certain parts of Mocímboa da Praia and neighboring Macomia districts. The

Six years after Cyclone Idai devastated Beira, the city still bears deep physical and psychological scars. The 2019 storm killed over 500 people in Mozambique and left countless survivors grappling with trauma. In the past decade alone, 10 cyclones have collectively killed over a thousand people in Mozambique.

Studies have

The Nigerian government has called for the immediate release of 42 Nigerians allegedly arrested in Mozambique without any charges.

The appeal was made by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Chairperson Abike Dabiri-Erewa. She condemned the arrests and described the reported targeting of Nigerians at a spare parts market as a possible xenophobic act. She said the detained individuals were legal

President Daniel Chapo's hopes of securing a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to trigger investment in the country's ailing economy have been dashed. The IMF board has demanded major fiscal reforms and a devaluation of the local currency as prerequisites for any loan agreement.

Analysts suggest that meeting these demands without significant concessions from the ruling Frelimo party will prove

At least five illegal miners died when an artisanal mine collapsed in Guruè district, Zambézia province, amid heavy rain.

District administrator Felisberto Ponta Vida said that the landslide occurred during torrential rainfall. Authorities recently detained five Chinese nationals in Nampula for alleged involvement in illegal mining and identity forgery. 

Authorities in Mozambique have expressed concerns

The government has announced that the start of the school year will be delayed by one month as a result of severe flooding across the southern provinces.

Flooding has destroyed 281 classrooms and rendered 218 schools inaccessible, displacing thousands and converting 80 schools into temporary shelters. More than 427,000

Emergency response teams from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have arrived in Mozambique, where heavy rains have caused deadly floods and left entire villages submerged. The SADC teams were deployed following the Mozambican government's Red Alert declaration on January 16.

Several areas in the

Displaced communities across Mozambique are facing acute shortages of shelter and essential household items as accommodation centres become increasingly overcrowded.

Many families lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases, writes allAfrica's Peter Kenny.

Food supplies and basic services are also under severe strain, as infrastructure

Thousands of civilians displaced by Islamist armed group attacks in northeastern Mozambique have been sheltering in overcrowded and inadequate conditions, reports Human Rights Watch.

Between November 10 and 23, 2025, attacks in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces killed 33 people and forced about 108,000, including 70,000 children, to flee their homes."Displaced people in northern Mozambique, including many

Attacks in northern Mozambique are spilling over into districts previously considered safe as the violence intensified in the last few weeks, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has reported. The agency reports that close to 100,000 people have been newly displaced in the past fortnight alone.

"These simultaneous attacks in several districts are generating a huge challenge for humanitarian actors who have to