Mozambique

Mozambique will need more than military might to fight insurgency

If the state doesn't want the insurgency to turn into a prolonged game of whac-a-mole, it will need to address Cabo Delgado's socio-economic shortcomings.

Mozambique army says Palma is 'safe' after several militants killed

Palma was taken in a coordinated attack on March 24. Commander Chongo Vidigal, leader of military operations to regain control of Palma, told state television TVM the area was "safe."

France's Total reportedly evacuates staff, shuts gas site in Mozambique

"Total has gone.. all the facilities are abandoned. Total made a decision to evacuate all of its staff," security and military sources say of the company's Afungi natural gas project site in restive northern Cabo Delgado province.

Survivors from Mozambique’s Daesh siege evacuated

More than 8,000 people were displaced, dozens killed and many more are still missing following a coordinated attack on the town of Palma on March 24.

AU calls for urgent action after Mozambique militant attack

Dozens of people were killed, more than 8,000 displaced and many missing after militants besieged Palma on March 24, ransacking buildings and beheading residents.

Thousands find refuge after attack in Mozambique's Palma town

UN says so far 5,300 displaced people registered in different districts of northern Cabo Delgado province, home to simmering insurgency linked to Daesh since 2017.

Hundreds still stranded as fresh clashes break out in Mozambique

Hundreds of shaken survivors of the March 24 Daesh attack in Palma have streamed into the neighbouring town of Mueda and provincial capital Pemba, where they arrived via boat, foot and plane.

What’s happening in Mozambique as Daesh claims deadly attacks?

Militants have briefly seized a strategic port city on the eastern African coast, pushing foreign contractors to flee and creating chaos unseen for a long time.

Rebels besiege northern Mozambique town for fifth day

Dozens of people are still unaccounted for following a deadly attack in Cabo Delgado province's Palma town even as thousands of survivors are being evacuated to provincial capital Pemba, sources say.

Militants seize northern Mozambique town in deadly attack

Militants ambushed the town in Cabo Delgado province on Wednesday and have now seized its control after government forces withdrew, security sources say.

Flooding remains a threat after Cyclone Eloise passes through Mozambique

The eye of the storm passed over Beira city in Mozambique before dawn on Saturday, having already brought heavy rains to Zambezia province and its capital, Quelimane.

UN warns humanitarian crisis is worsening in Mozambique

Militant attacks in northern Mozambique have created a "worsening humanitarian crisis", the UN says, estimating that over half a million people had now fled their homes.