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Mozambique Terror Watch: Ramaphosa lands in Maputo for SADC meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Maputo on Thursday for a special SADC meeting regarding the recent Mozambique terror attacks. President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Maputo on Thursday morning ahead of the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting where the terror attacks in Mozambique will be discussed. President Ramaphosa’s acting spoke...

The United Nations The UN and partners are “following with deep concern” new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday. Citing reports of atrocities carried out by child soldiers, alleged beheadings during attacks by non-State armed groups, and clashes in the Cabo Delgado region, Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular daily briefing that although verifying information was extremely difficult, “we are concerned about th...

MSF working around clock to help Mozambicans displaced by insurgency violence Thousands have fled, seeking refuge in recent days following violent attacks by insurgents. People wait for their relatives and friends to arrive in Pemba on 1 April 2021, from the boat of evacuees from the coasts of Palma. More than 1,000 people evacuated from the shores of the town of Palma arrived at the sea port of Pemba after ...

A camp for internally displaced people in Palma before the attacks at the end of March. Photo: WFP/Grant Lee Neuenburg Wednesday 24 March was a sunny day in the town of Palma in the north of Mozambique. Children were playing football with a soft drink can. Even though everything seemed ordinary, people could feel that the atmosphere was not normal. Then rumours spread that the city was going to be attacked.  “I was home, it was around 4 pm,” said Maria, a mother of two who found shelter ...

Mozambique – Displacement following violence in Palma, Cabo Delgado (DG ECHO, IOM, UNHCR, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2021) Format Following violent attacks by armed groups since 24 March, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported that close to 10,000 people have fled Palma district, in Cabo Delgado, as of 2 April 2021. Displaced families are fleeing by land and sea to Nangade, Mueda, Montepuez and Pemba districts, with the majority (67%) hosted by relatives and ...

Also, Lionel Dyck, boss of mercenary group Dyck Advisory — which was providing air support for government forces — claimed Mozambican soldiers only began arriving in Palma on 28 March, leaving his men and local police to fight the insurgents and undertake search and rescue missions. This listless response to the assault was backed up by a source familiar with events at Palma and Afungi who told Upstream on 1 April that a Mozambican government presence was “totally absent”, with Maputo �...

Jean-Jacques Cornish Share on twitter headline: South Africa sends troops to evacuate nationals in Mozambique President Cyril Ramaphosa is in an urgent meeting with his Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapsia-Nqakula today following his announcement that he’s sent troops to Mozambique to evacuate South Africans trapped there by ISIS-affiliated jihadis fighting government forces. At least on South African died in the Islamist attack on the town of Palma in the north of Mozambique earlier this week. T...

In Bid to Boost Its Profile, ISIS Turns to Africa’s Militants Violence by Islamist extremists in Africa reached a record high last year. Now, the Islamic State is using those attacks to project an image of strength. Waiting for relatives this month outside the port of Pemba, Mozambique, as evacuees arrived by boat from an area battered by extremists.Credit...Alfredo Zuniga/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images April 7, 2021Updated 8:08 a.m. ET JOHANNESBURG — The Islamic State’...

Mozambique Terror Attacks: SADC to step in, host Maputo summit President Cyril Ramaphosa will join other SADC heads of state at a special meeting to discuss the Mozambique terror attacks on Thursday President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Maputo to address the issue of terror attacks in Mozambique on Thursday. President Ramaphosa’s acting spokesperson Tyrone Seale said ...

07 April 2021 - 10:37 Its been two weeks since the city of Palma in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique was attacked by heavily armed rebel forces. The attacks continued until April 2, leaving many people dead, displaced or injured. But army spokesperson Chongo Vidigal confirmed that Palma is now secure. “We have completed the clearing of the town. It was the only sensitive area that we needed to clear,” Vigidal said. Aid workers believe the attack left scores dead or injured, whi...