The government of the United States of America (USA) is reconsidering travel to the Niassa Special Reserve, due to the latest terrorist attacks near the Nairoto mining company..

Through information published on the official website of the US embassy in Mozambique, the country has decided to issue a warning to its citizens living in and outside Mozambique, about the security risk in the Niassa Special Reserve and border areas with Cabo Delgado province, following recent terrorist attacks.

The US government has received information that terrorists attacked villages on the edge of the Niassa Special Reserve, near Nairoto, before entering the reserve and taking hostages in a private hunting lodge. The Mozambican security forces are engaged. "Keep an eye out for an increase in violence on the southeastern and eastern borders of the Niassa Special Reserve," the report said.

According to a publication in the newspaper "The Country"As a protective measure, the US embassy has decided to take a number of steps, one of which is to reconsider travel to and around the site. With this, the Americans have decided to place their trust in the Mozambican defense, while monitoring the situation.

The US Embassy in Mozambique continues to monitor the situation and remains committed to working with the Government of Mozambique to counter violent extremism.

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