President Nyusi yesterday encouraged the Ministry of Defence to guard against ‘misinformation’ that could hurt its image and damage national unity – but acknowledged a need to improve respect for human rights
Mozambique’s government forces have regained control of at least one key village in Muidumbe district, though the circumstances of its retaking remain unclear
Large numbers of people have arrived in the Cabo Delgado town of Montepuez, after attacks on Muidumbe and fears Mueda could be next
Fighting is continuing in the Cabo Delgado district of Muidumbe, where insurgents have reportedly carried out mass beheadings in recent days
At least 54 people have died after the boat carrying them from conflict-hit districts in northern Cabo Delgado to the provincial capital of Pemba capsized
At least 12 people have been injured by missiles fired from Tanzania into Mozambique in the last week
Insurgents have attacked and burned villages in the Cabo Delgado district of Muidumbe this morning, and the Islamic State has apparently claimed responsibility for attacks in Tanzania
Mozambique’s chief of police said the defence and security forces killed 108 insurgents over the last three days in a series of attacks on a base in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique’s interior minister has dismissed as “rumours” reports of the country’s security forces inflicting significant losses on insurgents in Awasse in mid-October
At least 7,402 displaced people arrived on 127 boats in Pemba from 16 to 23 October, according to the UN’s International Organisation for Migration