The Rwandan security forces have added Ancuabe district to the sectors which they are responsible for defending against Islamic State-affiliated insurgents, in addition to Palma and Mocímboa da Praia

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on a ruby mine on 20 October, saying the company had “stolen the wealth of Muslims” and boasting of causing “great economic losses to the owners in India”

An insurgent thrust south through the Chiure district of Cabo Delgado province has left at least three people dead in the last week, with insurgents now poised to potentially cross the Lúrio river into Nampula province

An insurgent attack yesterday has put lucrative ruby mining on pause in Cabo Delgado, and could hit investor confidence in the longer term

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Insurgents attacked in the district of Chiure last night, apparently following a trajectory that in June led them to commit their first attack in Nampula province

At least three civilians were beheaded by insurgents on the banks of the Megaruma river dividing the districts of Ancuabe and Chiure on Wednesday

Triton Minerals is in discussions with Mozambican authorities to resume work on its graphite mining project in Cabo Delgado, suspended since insurgents beheaded two workers at the site in June

The insurgency’s offensive in the south of Cabo Delgado in June 2022 has led to a new wave of displacements in northern Mozambique, exacerbating the difficult mission of providing humanitarian assistance and undermining hopes of a return home

Insurgents beheaded two men working in the fields on Wednesday outside the village of Muaja, in the district of Ancuabe, less than 10km from the border with Montepuez