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Mozambique: Armed Groups Kidnap 51 Children From Cabo Delgado in a Year
Nation, 10 June 2021
At least 51 children, most of them girls, have been abducted by non-state armed groups in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado over the past 12 months, an NGO reported… Read more »
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Mozambique: Violence and Displacement in Cabo Delgado - Women and Children Particularly Affected
Agenzia Fides, 8 June 2021
Women and children are the victims most affected by the violence and the consequences of displacement in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, where since 2017 over… Read more »
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Mozambique: Fight Against Terrorism Top Priority for Cabo Delgado
AIM, 9 June 2021
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday demanded that the newly appointed Secretary of State for the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Antonio Supeia, make further efforts… Read more »
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Mozambique: Fresh Clashes in Mozambique's Restive Cabo Delgado Province
RFI, 17 April 2021
New fighting has broken out in Mozambique's northern town of Palma, some three weeks after an attack by hardline Islamist militants killed dozens of people and displaced thousands… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Jihadists Attack On Mozambique - How Far Can SADC Go ?
Cameroon Tribune, 10 June 2021
The 16-member organization has several international instruments at her disposal that it can use to curb militant insurgence in the Province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Women, Children the Biggest Losers in Mozambique Conflict
At least 51 children, most of them girls, have been abducted by militants in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado over the past 12 months, Save the Children, a leading humanitarian organization for children has reported, adding that the figure could be higher as it only reflects reported cases.
At least 700,000 people, including at least 364,000 children, are now displaced in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala and Zambezia as a result of violence and insecurity. At least 2,852 people have reportedly died in the conflict, including 1,409 civilians, although this number includes only reported deaths and it is expected the true number is much higher.
Cabo Delgado is also still reeling from consecutive climatic shocks, including 2019's Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest tropical storm to hit the northern part of Mozambique, and massive floods in early 2020.
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