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Mozambique: Defence Ministry Confirms Attack Against Palma
AIM, 25 March 2021
The Mozambican Defence Ministry on Thursday morning confirmed that the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado came under terrorist attack on Wednesday. Read more »
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Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Displacement Could Reach 1 Million, UN Officials Warn
UN News, 22 March 2021
Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the Cabo Delgado province in northern… Read more »
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Mozambique: Over 100 Schools Unable to Re-Open in Cabo Delgado
AIM, 23 March 2021
Over 100 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado were unable to open on Monday for the start of the 2021 school year, but only in one district, Mocimboa da… Read more »
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Mozambique: A More Complex Reality in Cabo Delgado
New Frame, 24 March 2021
In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality. Read more »
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Mozambique: Displaced Optimistic About U.S. Support for Counterinsurgency Efforts
VOA, 23 March 2021
Mozambicans who have been forced from their homes because of the ongoing conflict in the northern part of their country say Washington's pledge to train Mozambican security forces… Read more »
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Mozambique: Humanitarian Crisis in Cabo Delgado Has Displaced 700,000
VOA, 22 March 2021
The U.N. refugee agency warns the humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is evolving rapidly, and could negatively impact the surrounding region if it is not… Read more »
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Mozambique: Deterioration in Humanitarian Situation Curbs Access to Health Services
ICRC, 23 March 2021
People have fled to urban areas such as Pemba, Montepuez, and Metuge, putting increased strain on communities and infrastructure, including on already fragile medical services. Read more »
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Mozambique: U.S. 'Green Berets' Training Mozambican Marines
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 19 March 2021
US Special Forces soldiers began training Mozambican marines this week, Colonel Richard Schmidt, the Deputy Commander of US Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), … Read more »
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Mozambique: U.S. Names ISIS-Mozambique and its 'Leader' as Global 'Terrorists'
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 19 March 2021
The US on 10 March designated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and the man it says is head of… Read more »
Displacement in Northern Mozambique May Reach One Million - UN
Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, have warned of the urgent need to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, where an ongoing insurgency has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. The insurgency began in 2017 and more than 2,000 people have been killed, but it is not clear who the insurgents are, how they are supported, or what they want, according to Assistant High Commissioners Gillian Triggs and Raouf Mazou who heard shocking stories from survivors of a crisis that is unfolding in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of several devastating cyclones.
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Children as young as 11 years old are being beheaded in the Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado, UK-based Save the Children Fund has said, as conflict continues to displace ... Read more »
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Hundreds of civilians in Mozambique have been unlawfully killed by the armed group known locally as 'Al-Shabaab', government security forces and a private military company hired by ... Read more »
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Mozambican police sources say recruits were attracted to the insurgent cause, not because of any religious or ideological conviction, but because they have been promised large sums ... Read more »
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Most of those escaping the ongoing conflict in northern Mozambique are finding shelter with family or strangers in areas further south, placing a burden on hosts and leading to ... Read more »
Displaced women receiving dignity kits supported by UNFPA, at Paquitequete beach, Pemba City, Cabo Delgado.
