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Rwandan troops cannot stay in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado forever, Kagame says

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame said the country cannot stay forever in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where allied Rwandan and Mozambican troops have been recapturing areas...

SAMIM reduces terrorist base to “rubble”, kills 17

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The southern African regional military force in Mozambique mounted a successful operation against Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah (ASWJ) at the weekend, eliminating a base...

SAMIM captures insurgent training base in Cabo Delgado

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has captured an Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah (ASWJ) insurgent base South of Messalo River...

Military force alone won’t solve Mozambique’s insurgency

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Tackling the root causes behind Mozambique’s insurgency is the only way to provide a lasting solution, experts have said. Counterterrorism in Mozambique was one of...

SADC Mozambique force bolstered by Lesotho as Rwandans retake key port

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Lesotho has become the latest nation to contribute troops to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Mozambique, which was formally launched on...

The Past Week in Defence #63 (19 July – 25 July...

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In this week’s edition, peacefulness decreases slightly in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria receives its first six Super Tucanos, the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado grows...

Rwandan soldiers and police move into northern Mozambique

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The only official word on military assistance for Mozambique to date comes from non-Southern African Development Community (SADC) member Rwanda with questions remaining around...

The Past Week in Defence #60 (28 June – 4 July...

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In this week’s edition, there is a slight deterioration in the Institute for Economics and Peace’s global peace index, Egyptian MiG-29 deliveries have been...

Feature: Cabo Delgado could become Africa’s next jihadist frontier

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Fears are mounting that Mozambique’s Muslim-dominated province of Cabo Delgado could become the next frontier for prolonged jihadist rebellion on the African continent. Since...

Human rights abuse rife in terrorist-torn Cabo Delgado as Mozambique struggles...

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has documented several human rights abuses in the now infamous Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique. War crimes such as beheadings...

ISS: Do money and power explain Maputo’s aversion to SADC support?

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Mozambique needs to be persuaded that SADC aims to stabilise Cabo Delgado, not undermine or compete with the government. Three months after a major attack...

Close to 10 000 Mozambicans fleeing violence forcibly removed from Tanzania...

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Almost 10 000 Mozambicans have been forcibly removed from Tanzania so far this year after fleeing a deadly Islamist insurgency in their homeland, a...

Climate change, conflict and COVID-19 increase Cabo Delgado misery

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Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, over two months after militants attacked coastal city Palma in Cabo Delgado according to UN agencies. The world body’s...

Next SADC Mozambique summit on 23 June

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa re-affirmed the commitment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to “a lasting solution to the conflict to ensure...

SADC Mozambique summit on today

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The extraordinary double troika summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meets in Maputo today (Thursday, 27 May) with terrorism and insecurity in...

Survivors’ testimony alleges racial discrimination in Palma rescue attempts – Amnesty

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Survivors of an attack in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by the radical insurgent group known by many aliases but referred to locally as ‘Al-Shabaab’ told...

Portugal to send another 60 troops to Mozambique on training mission

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Portugal will send a further 60 troops to Mozambique as part of a new cooperation agreement aimed at helping the country tackle an Islamic...

US concludes training of Mozambican soldiers as it delivers aid in...

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The United States has concluded a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) training exercise with Mozambican forces and announced the donation of humanitarian supplies to...

SADC has “responsibility” to help Mozambique

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has a responsibility to help a member state “whose sovereignty and territorial integrity is under serious threat” according...

Red Cross pulling out the stops in Cabo Delgado

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned by recent violence in Palma, in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province to the extent it...

Cabo Delgado insurgents pose an increasing maritime risk – Dryad

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The recent attacks on the coastal town of Palma, Cabo Delgado, over the past few weeks by Islamic State affiliated Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamamah (ASWJ),...

Cabinet welcomes efforts to assist Mozambique

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Cabinet has welcomed the efforts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to bring about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and...

Mozambique’s Nyusi vows to restore peace in gas-rich Cabo Delgado

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Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday the government will work to restore peace in the country after a deadly militant attack last month...

Mozambique working to identify beheaded victims of militant attack

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Mozambique is sending a medical team to identify the bodies of 12 people beheaded during an Islamic State attack last month on the northern...

SADC commits to finding solution to Mozambique attacks

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SADC Heads of State have reiterated commitment to contribute towards the efforts of bringing about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and...

An overview of foreign security involvement in Mozambique

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A number of private security companies, foreign governments and militaries have become involved in Mozambique in its fight against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado,...

Cabo Delgado: Consequences of a failing state

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More than a week after last month’s attack on Palma, the Mozambican authorities claimed to be in control of the town. There is still...

Thousands find refuge after insurgent attack in Mozambique gas town

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Thousands of people fleeing an attack claimed by Islamic State have made their way to safety elsewhere in northern Mozambique, aid workers said, while...

ISS: Mozambique on a knife’s edge with its Cabo Delgado insurgency

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Although SADC is the first responder to the crisis, the AU’s hands aren’t completely tied. Last week the world witnessed a dramatic attack on the Mozambican town...

SA warned on Mozambique insurrection last year

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More than seven months after the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) called for continental assistance to be given to troubled Mozambique, the call has...

Dozens killed in besieged Mozambique gas town

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Dozens of people were killed in an attack on the northern Mozambique town of Palma this week, a spokesman for the country’s defence and...

Cabo Delgado displacement could top the million mark – UNHCR

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UN refugee agency (UNHCR) senior management warn of an urgent need to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, where...

Gazelles delivered to Mozambican Air Force

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Two Gazelle helicopters, apparently supplied by Paramount Group, have been observed to have joined the Mozambican Air Force as efforts to fight the Islamist...

Ending violence in Mozambique will require united effort, African Energy Chamber...

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The chair of the African Energy Chamber believes that united efforts are required to solve the ‘dire’ insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province and...

Thousands flee Cabo Delgado after attacks

Militants forced 570 000 people to flee their homes in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, President Filipe Nyusi said, vowing to defeat insurgents who...

Maritime security and the Cabo Delgado insurgency

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When Mozambican insurgents known as Al-Sunna captured the port of Mocimboa da Praia in early September this year it meant the ISIS-inspired group added...

UN urges Mozambique to investigate reported massacres, beheadings

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The United Nations called on Mozambique to investigate reports that militants had massacred villagers and beheaded women and children in a restive northern region. As...

Over 40 feared dead after boat carrying Mozambique conflict victims sinks

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More than 40 people were feared to have drowned in Mozambique’s conflict-torn north after their boat sank, the administrator of an island district said...

Virus fears as Mozambique conflict fuels overcrowding, hunger

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Three months ago, Sofia Bombina and her family of 11 had to flee their home on the Mozambique coast after their town was attacked...

EU assistance for Mozambique

The European Union granted Mozambique’s request for assistance in tackling attacks in the country’s north by rebels with links to Islamic State, the EU...

ISS: What peace in Cabo Delgado means for Mozambique and its...

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In its assessment of the liquid natural gas (LNG) projects in northern Mozambique, the African Development Bank (ADB) says the investment could fuel industrial...

Feature: Mozambique insurgency a result of years of marginalisation and discontent

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The violent revolt against the Mozambican government in the northern Cabo Delgado province has been brought on by local social, economic and political inequalities,...

Mozambique insurgency remains rooted in local discontent, for now

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In October 2017, insurgents in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province began a violent revolt against their government that continues today. The insurgency has left...

Military not strong enough to intervene in Mozambique – experts

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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is not strong enough to intervene in the insurgency in neighbouring Mozambique should it be required to,...

Conflict, climate and COVID-19 contribute to Cabo Delgado crisis

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Mozambique’s Cado Delgado province has seen an alarming rise in insurgent attacks in the first half of 2020. Violence associated with various Islamist groups...

Watching brief for SA on northern Mozambique at present

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The northernmost province of South Africa’s eastern neighbour Mozambique finds itself in an untenable situation with Islamist violence ongoing while preparatory work for exploiting...

Africa Monitor expert examines Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado insurgency

DefenceWeb talks to Pedro Esteves, managing partner at Africa Monitor, on the Cabo Delgado insurgency in Mozambique. Available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts,  Stitcher...

Africa Monitor expert examines Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado insurgency

DefenceWeb talks to Pedro Esteves, managing partner at Africa Monitor, on the Cabo Delgado insurgency in Mozambique.

Private military contractor in Mozambique set for longer stay

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The private military company providing aerial support to Mozambique’s armed forces in Cabo Delgado will have its contract with the Mozambique government extended to...

ISS: Maritime security can help resolve the Mozambique insurgency

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Over recent months the bloody insurgency in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado has taken an unprecedented maritime turn. If it worsens, it...