Switzerland will support northern Mozambique, affected by an armed insurgency, with a program worth 123 million dollars, Swiss President Alain Berset announced in Maputo. "It's about 123 million dollars over four years" to create basic services like water and electricity in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula,...
Tag: Cabo Delgado province
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European Union announces reinforced support for military mission in Cabo Delgado province
The European Union (EU) will step up support for Mozambique and cooperation with South Africa to tackle the "terrorist threat" in Cabo Delgado province, the Commission announced today. "South Africa is an indispensable actor in a region that is facing a variety of political and security challenges,...
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Observatory of the Rural Environment concerned for children and women in the Cabo Delgado region
The Observatory of the Rural Environment (OMR) warns about the serious impacts of terrorism in Cabo Delgado province in the extreme north of the country. The organization denounces the mistreatment of women and children in the areas affected by armed insurgency. It has been five years that the terrorists act in several districts...
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Political analysts recognize weaknesses in Mozambique's fight against terrorism
The Minister of Defense, Cristóvão Chume, said that the groups that terrorize the province of Cabo Delgado are among the most aggressive and radicalized in the African continent, a position with which some political analysts do not agree, who consider that the merit of the minister's words is to recognize the weaknesses of the state. Chume, who ...
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Food insecurity could affect 900,000 people in Cabo Delgado
About 900,000 people are at risk of food security in Cabo Delgado province. The Technical Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SETSAN) says the problem is due to lack of production, combined with drought and terrorism. The displacement of the population due to terrorism in Cabo Delgado propitiates the...
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SADC Extends Military Mission in Cabo Delgado
The Military Mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), SAMIM will continue in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado by decision of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community which ended on Wednesday, 17, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola...
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CFM wants to rehabilitate the Port of Mocímboa da Praia
The Ports and Railways Company of Mozambique (CFM) is working to ensure the rehabilitation of the port infrastructure of Mocímboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambican newspaper Notícia reported. The source said that the amounts to be spent on the work have not been revealed, but it is known that the rail-port company is aiming to...
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Gemfields reports attack near ruby mine in Montepuez, Cabo Delgado
Gemstone producer Gemfields on Wednesday reported an attack near its ruby mine in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, but said operations were not disrupted. An Islamic State-linked insurgency in Cabo Delgado has claimed thousands of lives since it erupted in 2017, disrupting projects...
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Government installs transitional centers for displaced people from Cabo Delgado
The government of Cabo Delgado province, in the far north of the country, will set up transitory centers to house displaced people near their areas of residence. The aim is to facilitate the return of families once security is restored. On July 7th, in a communiqué, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees considered it "premature" to promote the...
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Italy promises to continue supporting Cabo Delgado's development projects
The Italian Head of State, Sergio Mattarela, expressed on Tuesday in Maputo his country's commitment to support the populations affected by the armed conflict in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. "Thinking especially of the population of Cabo Delgado, which is being victimized and abandoning its regions of origin,...