Mozambique
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:48:39 GMTBuilding Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners.
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:44:40 GMTSouthern Africa Leaders Offer Military Support to Fight Insurgents in Troubled Mozambique
[VOA] Gabarone -- Botswana's president says southern African leaders have offered military support to Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado province to help stop a violent Islamist insurgency. However, it was not clear if the offer includes troops that ...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:34:13 GMTChildren Are Enduring the Worst of Mozambique Atrocities
[CAJ News] Maputo -- CHILDREN always bear the brunt each time a country plunges into conflict.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:40:44 GMTSADC to Deploy in Mozambique
[The Herald] Maputo -- SADC will urgently resuscitate and capacitate its Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in order to facilitate deployment in Mozambique, which is presently under siege from insurgents that claim to be affiliated to the Islamic State...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:25:29 GMTCommunique of the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, 8th April 2021
[Govt of SA] 1. The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8th April 2021.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:43:04 GMTSADC Commits to Finding Solution to Mozambique Attacks
[SAnews.gov.za] SADC Heads of State have reiterated commitment to contribute towards the efforts of bringing about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and development in the Republic of Mozambique.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:07:02 GMTCommunique On the Extraordinary SADC People's Summit On Mozambique
[Kubatana.net] 1.Representatives from social movements and civic society organisations met on the 8th of April 2021 to shadow the Extraordinary SADC Double Troika Summit convened by SADC leaders to address the ongoing conflict in Mozambique.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:58:51 GMTCommuniqué of the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community Maputo, Republic of Mozambique
[Govt of SA] 1. The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8th April 2021.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:33:26 GMTIslamist Insurgents - SADC Moves Closer to Intervention in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Regional leaders moved closer to military intervention in Mozambique on Thursday, deciding to deploy a technical mission immediately to assess what neighbouring countries could do to help Maputo counter a growing Islamist insurgency.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:03:09 GMTCommunique of Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique
[Govt of SA] The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8th April 2021.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:15:37 GMTSafety of Children Must Be Front and Centre in Any Response in Cabo Delgado
[savethechildren_uk] Today, southern African leaders discuss measures to address terrorism in the Republic of Mozambique during the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:28:54 GMTWhat SADC Needs to Consider During Urgent Summit on Cabo Delgado Violence
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Over 2,000 people have died since the first attack by an Islamist armed group in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. These attacks started in October 2017 when a local jihadist group, now generally referred to ...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:47:06 GMTHumanitarian Catastrophe 'Beyond Epic Proportions' - UN
[UN News] The UN and partners are "following with deep concern" new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:38:31 GMTSADC to Send Team of Technical Experts to Northern Mozambique
[DW] Five presidents have conveyed for a crisis summit in Maputo to discuss how to combat rebels in Mozambique. The meeting comes just after 12 people were beheaded following an attack claimed by the "Islamic State."
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:30 GMTUNHCR Urges Tanzania to Accept Mozambican Refugees
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Tanzanian authorities not to turn back Mozambicans fleeing over the border in the wake of the terrorist attack against the town of Palma, in the northern province o...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:08:59 GMTMozambique to Probe Human Rights Violations in War On Terror
[East African] Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said Wednesday that alleged human rights violations by members of the Security and Defence Forces (FDS) in the fight against terrorism will not be tolerated.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:31 GMTChakwera Back Home As SADC Calls for 'Immediate Technical Deployment' to Deal With Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[Nyasa Times] Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika heads of state summit which Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera attended on Thursday in Maputo said the acts of terrorism perpetrated against innocent civilians in Cabo Delgado, Mozam...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:17:22 GMTMozambique Insurgency Is A Human Rights Crisis, Analysts Say
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Leaders from six Southern African nations met this week to figure out how to address a rise in violent extremist attacks in Mozambique's volatile north, including a sophisticated attack last month that threatened the nation's ga...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 22:15:49 GMTIslamic State and Al-Qaeda Linked to African Insurgencies
[CFR] Violence attributed to Islamist groups has dramatically increased in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade, and continues to infect new venues where it has been absent. In the recent attacks on Palma in northern Mozambique, the self-proclaime...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:23:55 GMTForeign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency
[CFR] Jihadi attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province are accelerating, with heavy fighting breaking out around the town of Palma. In response, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa sent South African troops to evacuate South African national...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:31 GMTSADC Summit Ends With Promises of More Meetings
[AIM] Maputo -- The one day extraordinary summit of the "Double Troika" of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ended in Maputo on Thursday, without announcing any decisions other than plans to hold further meetings at the end of the mon...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:30 GMTTerrorists Murdered 12 Foreign Citizens
[AIM] Maputo -- The islamist terrorists who attacked the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on 24 March, murdered and beheaded 12 foreign citizens outside the Amarula Hotel, according to a report on Mozambique Televisi...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:22 GMT'United We Shall Defeat Terrorism' - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Wednesday that the government has begun discussions with its international partners to obtain the aid necessary to fight against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:34:44 GMTMnangagwa Arrives in Mozambique
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has arrived in Mozambique for the SADC Double Troika Summit.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:39:17 GMTChakwera Off On SADC Mission in Maputo
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera leaves for Mozambique this morning to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Double Troika Summit which will discuss the Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:29 GMTAnother 24 Hours With No Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- On Wednesday, for the fourth time in a week, the Mozambican health authorities did not report any deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:28 GMTTerrorist Atrocities Have Reached 'Intolerable Levels'
[AIM] Maputo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) believes that the atrocities committed by islamist terrorists against the people of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have reached intolerable levels and the time has co...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMTChakwera Says Malawi As Neighbour to Mozambique Has an Obligation to Keeping Peace Against Islamic Terrorists
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has left Lilongwe for Maputo for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit which seeks to find a lasting solution to the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:38:35 GMTDrawing The Line On Malaria
[allAfrica] A recent survey conducted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Gallup International shows that African youth are determined to end malaria. Conducted across six countries - Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Afric...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:29:44 GMTSADC Meeting On Mozambique Crisis Resumes
[CAJ News] Maputo -- LEADERS from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have converged in Mozambique to deliberate on measures to address terrorism in the country.