As aid agencies begin their preparations for the 2022 cyclone season, it is worth reflecting on the challenges they face confronting natural disasters in Cabo Delgado in the current era of mass displacement

Instead of focusing on resettlement centres, insurgents continue to recruit in places they attack — but that may change in the future as the insurgency requires more manpower

Five men suspected of belonging to the insurgent group were captured the week before last in Machova, Macomia district

Testimonies from people who were in Palma when it was attacked in March dispel accusations of racism on the part of the Dyck Advisory Group, but point to a total failure of the government forces to protect the town and people

People in IDP camps in southern Cabo Delgado resent the presence of soldiers and the military — who forced them to flee their homes in the first place

Insurgents appear to be systematically burning houses in Palma in preparation for an occupation of the town — causing remaining residents to flee

SADC’s mission to evaluate what Mozambique needs to defeat the Cabo Delgado insurgency has recommended deploying at least 2,000 ground troops as part of a total 3,000-strong force

Thousands of people who fled the attacks in Palma are now stuck between police brutality, starvation and sickness, and treacherous sea voyages to escape the area

Total pulled all its staff out of the Mozambique LNG project today, leaving the security of the mothballed project entirely in the hands of Mozambique’s defence and security forces

Insurgents attacked coastal Macomia last Wednesday, at the same time as another group of insurgents attacked the town of Palma, further north in Cabo Delgado