More Misery, Few Answers As Conflict in Mozambique Continues
At least ten people have been killed after militants attacked Nambo and Pangane, two villages in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Given the huge potential in Mozambique and the dire need for jobs in the region, activists say no efforts should be spared to contain the insurgency and tackle the root causes that drive Africans to join extremist groups. But with the economic repercussions of Covid-19 and Africa's slowness in tackling the insurgency, the opportunity for job creation in Mozambique could go to waste. Violence by armed groups has uprooted more than 250,000 people since 2017 in Cabo Delgado, with many living in dire conditions as they seek safety.
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Mozambique:
Militants Kill At Least Ten People in Cabo Delgado Attack
AIM, 14 October 2020
Islamist terrorists attacked Nambo and Pangane, two villages in the Mucojo administrative post, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, between Friday and Monday,… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
What Peace in Cabo Delgado Means for Mozambique and Its Neighbours
ISS, 14 October 2020
The benefits of huge liquid gas projects for Mozambique and the region are threatened by the insurgency. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Alleged Militant Recruiter Released
AIM, 13 October 2020
The Mozambican police have released 39 year old Joseph Adremane Kumucho, who had initially been accused of recruiting young men to join the islamist terrorists waging war in the… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Alleged Militant Recruiter Arrested
AIM, 12 October 2020
The Mozambican defence and security forces on Saturday announced the arrest of a man accused of recruiting new members for the islamist terrorist groups operating in the northern… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Renamo Alleges Political Attacks On Its Members
AIM, 14 October 2020
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has again strongly condemned increasing attacks against its members in the central provinces of Manica and Sofala, supposedly carried… Read more »
InFocus
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The southern African country has sought support from the European Union and other African states to stop the violence in Cabo Delgado province. While Mozambique's main opposition ... Read more »
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A worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and villages in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, ... Read more »
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Barely a month after the independent weekly newspaper Canal de Moçambique was petrol bombed, Luciano da Conceicao, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle, was abducted at the Read more »
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The Mozambican government has denounced the gruesome video footage of men in army uniforms beating and shooting a woman suspected of being an insurgent. The video, which circulated ... Read more »
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The latest attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the island of Vamisse in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado represents a significant escalation since the ... Read more »
A map of Mozambique, showing Cabo Delgado.