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Palma in Mozambique remains "traumatised" six weeks after a jihadist attack that forced residents to flee. Many people still feel unsafe and are leaving the area daily, heading for Pemba in boats and on foot. Two weeks ago, a resident who had returned to his home after fleeing the attack was found beheaded. Maputo – Six weeks after it was raided by Islamic State (ISIS)-linked fighters, the northern Mozambican town of Palma remains deeply traumatised and hundreds of its residents flee each day...

And you see why it’s so unique to be Among the lovely people living free Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique —Bob Dylan, Risk/reward  The elderly man slumps with exhaustion. An unseen assailant jams a pistol into his cheek, while someone else keeps a semi-automatic at his throat. Stripped to his underwear, his eyes puffy from weeping, something about the man’s bearing suggests that, not so long ago, he was powerful and in full control of his destiny. He does not appear accustomed to begg...

WFP appeals for $74m as drought hits southern Africa countries Monday May 03 2021 A field is seen next to houses in a village near Lubango in Angola on February 16, 2020. The Huila province in Angola was recently hit by a drought that dried up most water sources and devastated crops across the southern Africa region, where some 45 million people face hunger. PHOTO | AFP Summary The UN agency said consecutive years of drought in the south of the country have left at least 1.35 million people i...

Mozambique: Bishops promote hope for Cabo Delgado. Mozambique’s Catholic Bishops have urged their compatriots to embrace love, unity and solidarity with the people of Cabo Delgado Province affected by violence at the hands of jihadists. Vatican News English Africa Service The Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo, Francisco Chimoio, is optimistic that the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, will eventually be resolved. In the meantime, Archbishop Chimoio has pledged the Church�...

The conflict in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, has changed dramatically in the past year. The sophistication and scale of attacks staged by the insurgent group known as Ahlu-Sunna Wa-Jama’a  (ASWJ), which has been staging attacks in Cabo Delgado since late 2017, have increased significantly. The attack on the coastal town of Palma that began on 24 March 2021, in which dozens are reported to have been killed, is another sign that the insurgency is maintaining momentum. The ongoing fightin...

May 1, 2021 Share U.N. agencies say the number of people who have fled last month’s armed attacks in northern Mozambique’s coastal town of Palma has now risen to nearly 30,500. Most of those who have fled Palma have gone to Pemba, the capital of northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The U.N. refugee agency said dozens of people reportedly have been killed by Islamist militants who began their assault on the oil and gas rich town on March 24. Thousands flee Palma U.N. refuge...

English Situation Report on Mozambique about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 01 May 2021 by FEWS NET

More than 950,000 people now face severe hunger.

UNICEF Mozambique Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: 1 - 30 March 2021 Format Highlights Large scale attack occurred on Palma town in northern Mozambique displaced over tens of thousands of people with many fleeing into the bush and still unaccounted for. Nearly 250,000 children under 15 years have been vaccinated against measles in Cabo Delgado with UNICEF support in 2021. Screening for acute malnutrition has been completed for over 260,000 children under five with support from UNICEF. 2,706...

The United Nations Office of Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs says thousands of people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado are desperately searching for safety.