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Mozambique: Mozambique - Jihadi Militants Making Inroads
DW, 16 August 2020
Security in northern Mozambique has deteriorated dramatically, with jihadi militants seizing a key port city on the Indian Ocean coast. The government is increasingly relying on… Read more »
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Mozambique: Insurgency Requires Urgent Response From SADC and the AU
ISS, 14 August 2020
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) should urgently assist Mozambique to stem the violent insurgency in Cabo Delgado province and bring… Read more »
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Mozambique: Mocimboa da Praia Town and Port Captured by Insurgents
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 14 August 2020
After several weeks of preparation and heavy fighting, insurgents Tuesday (11 Aug) re-captured not just the town of Mocimboa da Praia, but also the port. A key link to the Palma… Read more »
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Mozambique: Mozambique Should Protect Civilians During Insurgent Fight
HRW, 14 August 2020
Mozambique’s authorities should ensure the military takes measures to protect residents as it battles to retake a port that fell to islamist insurgents this week. Read more »
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Mozambique: Mozambique Strong Enough to Fight Terrorism
AIM, 14 August 2020
The Mozambican state is strong enough to fight against terrorism in Mozambique, particularly in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, where a jihadist group with ties to the… Read more »
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Mozambique: Strategic Port Taken By Insurgents Amid Reports of Ongoing Fighting
RFI, 13 August 2020
Jihadists have reportedly taken the northern Mozambican port of Mocimboa da Praia, according to various media sites, as Mozambican security forces have entered the area in order to… Read more »
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Mozambique: Fight Against Terrorism Top Priority for Mozambique's Relations with Tanzania - Nyusi
AIM, 13 August 2020
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday urged greater coordination of efforts between Tanzania and Mozambique in the fight against terrorism. Read more »
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Mozambique: Mocimboa DA Praia - Islamic State Insurgents Recapture Strategic Port Town
Daily Maverick, 12 August 2020
Sources said Mocimboa da Praia was now under total insurgent control and the invaders were likely to remain in control for a long time. Read more »
Mozambique Battles For Strategic Port Captured By Insurgents
Security in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgo has deterioriated following insurgents attacks on the strategic port of Mocimboa da Praia.The port and town have faced fierce clashes between the insurgents and Mozambican security forces. The port reportedly has been overrun, but Defence Minister Jaime Neto on Thursday said the attack had been repulsed by government forces. Since 2017, militants have been carrying out attacks that have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced over 210,000 others, according to the UN.
InFocus
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A year after the Mozambican government signed a peace agreement with the opposition Renamo, the southern African country is yet to achieve its main goal of putting an end to armed ... Read more »
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South African General Xolani Mankayi has reportedly ordered the soldiers of his 43 Brigade, who form the rapid intervention unit of the South African National Defence Force ... Read more »
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The insurgency in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado is reportedly becoming increasingly well-coordinated and militant, escalating to levels never predicted by President Filipe ... Read more »
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Insurgents occupied Mocimboa da Praia for the fourth time, in an attack which reportedly "cost many lives on both sides". Mocimboa da Praia lies about 100km south of Afungi which ... Read more »
