Cabo Delgado insurgents kill again in attack on coastal Macomia
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
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DAG mercenaries to leave Cabo Delgado in April as Mozambique’s military takes over
South African private military contractor DAG is due to pull out of Cabo Delgado next month, with responsibility for aerial support being taken over by the Mozambican military
Local militia kill eight insurgents in Nangade
Eight insurgents were killed on Wednesday in Nangade district by local militiamen who have been assisting government forces in the fight against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Defence Forces kill six insurgents in Nangade
Six insurgents were shot dead by Mozambique’s Defence and Security Forces (FDS) on Thursday 25 February in the village of Luneque, Nangade district, after pursuing an armed group that killed four people
Insurgents attack villages in Nangade, and kill three in military ambush
The town of Nangade is increasingly nervous as insurgents have attacked villages as close as 10km away already this week
Insurgents, government, and DAG all guilty of war crimes in Cabo Delgado, says Amnesty
War crimes have been committed in Cabo Delgado by Islamist insurgents, Mozambique government forces, and Dyck Advisory Group, according to a new report published today by human rights organisation Amnesty International
Military escort brings food supplies to desperate Palma
Food supplies have finally reached the town of Palma, in the far north-east of Cabo Delgado, thanks to a military escort to allow goods vehicles to travel safely from the town of Nangade
Total suspends construction at Mozambique LNG as fighting reaches project perimeter
Total has suspended all construction work at its LNG project on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Delgado following a spate of violent incidents close to the site
Mozambique aware of Tanzanian Islamists in Cabo Delgado since 2012, Nyusi says
The manifestation of radical Islamist groups began in 2012 in the districts of Mocímboa da Praia, Palma, Quissanga, and Nangade, Nyusi said, “promoted by a Tanzanian citizen identified as Abdul Shakulu”
Displaced people afraid to return to Quissanga while waiting for official guidance
Refugees from currently in accommodation camps in Metuge district are afraid to return home to Quissanga, despite Mozambique’s chief of police saying the area is safe