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Helicopter gunships returned to the skies above Macomia in Cabo Delgado this morning, where locals remain in hiding outside the town due to the continued presence of armed men setting fire to houses
Suspected insurgents launched multiple attacks on the Cabo Delgado district of Macomia on Thursday morning, simultaneously attacking the town of Macomia and the villages of Chai and Litamanda
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As new chains of community transmission of covid-19 are discovered daily across Mozambique, public health experts say the government should more strictly enforce lockdown measures
Increasing numbers of people fleeing fighting in northern Cabo Delgado province are arriving in the town of Montepuez on their way to Pemba or Nampula
Insurgents remained in control of the village of Miangalewa on Friday morning, despite reports that Mozambique’s state forces are closing in on them
Official sources have not confirmed reports on social media that government forces captured an insurgent base in a counterinsurgency offensive this week
Two girls escaped a large camp near the Messalo River, under tree cover so dense that lamps and lanterns were needed even during daylight hours, and helicopters failed to locate it
The centres will take some pressure off the provincial capital of Pemba, which has received thousands of internally displaced people in recent months