Jihadists Attacks Escalate In Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province
Jihadist fighters have ramped up attacks on villages in several districts of the troubled Cabo Delgado province in recent weeks, engaging in clashes with Mozambican and Rwandan soldiers in the area. The militants are also reported to have set up road blocks and hindered humanitarian supplies to thousands of displaced people.
More than 6,000 people have been killed since the insurgency began in 2017, and tens of thousands more were displaced. The violence has disrupted the construction of a multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas terminal in the region.
Troops from the regional Southern African Development Community, which were deployed in 2021 in response to a request for help by the Mozambican government, withdrew last year. A Rwandan military contingent has been helping the Mozambican military counter the Jihadists.
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Mozambique:
Eight Districts in Cabo Delgado Have Been Hit By Jihadist Attacks in Recent Weeks
Agenzia Fides, 26 August 2025
Not only jihadism, but also economic and social demands of the local population, as well as interests related to the exploitation of the region's natural resources (primarily gas,… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Cabo Delgado War Continues So Gas Companies Demand a Foreign-Controlled Fortress at Afungi
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 16 July 2025
A meeting in Maputo Thursday 10 July between TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and President Daniel Chapo did not lead to agreement on restarting the giant gas project in Cabo… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Violence in Cabo Delgado Sparks New Wave of Displacement
MSF, 21 August 2025
Pemba - Following a series of attacks by a non-state armed group, the northern province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique is experiencing its largest wave of displacement since… Read more »
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Africa:
Displacement As a Weapon of War - Targeting Africa's Most Vulnerable
ISS, 21 August 2025
From Sudan to the DRC and Mozambique, armed groups prey on refugees to instil fear and consolidate power. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Mozambique Receives Donation From Zimbabwe to Support Victims of Cyclone Chido
New Zimbabwe, 12 August 2025
Over the weekend, the Zimbabwean government handed over a donation of food, seeds and building materials to support the victims of Cyclone Chido, which hit Mozambique last… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Violence in Northern Mozambique Forces Thousands to Flee, Straining Aid Efforts
UN News, 3 August 2025
Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening an already dire humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado and straining limited… Read more »
InFocus
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Cabo Delgado is experiencing an alarming increase in violence, compromising access to healthcare for vulnerable communities. Since the conflict began almost eight years ago, over 400,000 people have been displaced, and medical services are being cut, as well as movement restrictions for healthcare workers and patients.
Health workers have been unable to reach patients due to attacks and insecurity,
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The first challenge for the future president of Mozambique will be to address the escalating violence in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province, Borges Nhamirre writes for the Institute for Security Studies.
The responsibility will almost certainly fall on the shoulders of the ruling Liberation Front (FRELIMO) chosen presidential candidate in the upcoming election, the
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There has been an upsurge in attacks by militants in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province where armed groups linked to the Islamic State launched an insurgency in 2017.
Hundreds of insurgents carried out a large, well-organized raid on the town of Macomia in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, reports Mozambique News Reports And Clippings.
After initial attacks on military and police bases,
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Mozambican military forces are present in the Palma district in the troubled Cabo Delgado province
