With the government predicting that insurgent violence is winding down, it has decided to inaugurate a phase of post-conflict reconstruction by drawing up a reconstruction plan for Cabo Delgado
The conflict in Cabo Delgado has shifted traditional trade arrangements either side of the Ruvuma river. Local merchants in Cabo Delgado now buy mostly manufactured goods in Tanzania, while food is bought domestically, mostly in Pemba
Insurgents attacked Quinto Congresso village in Macomia at dawn on Wednesday, killing one man, looting supplies and setting several homes on fire
Three emaciated insurgents handed themselves in in Muidumbe district, and two more gave themselves up in Macomia
Insurgents attacked a village on the Tanzanian side of the Rovuma river on the night of 20-21 October, taking a number of hostages who were later freed
Two traders from Mueda, suspected of being buyers for insurgents, were brought back to the town to be questioned by local police after they were captured with goods sailing from Pemba to Palma
Cabo Ligado analyses the military challenges around civilian protection as displaced people return to the conflict zone
Cabo Ligado’s latest monthly report takes a look at the inducements and challenges shaping decisions by displaced civilians about when to return to their homes
Reconstruction efforts, but also a lack of alternatives, are leading people to return to the Cabo Delgado town of Macomia
Electricity has been restored to parts of the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado, after more than a year without mains power