Africa: Mozambique, Tanzania pen deals to fight terrorism

Leaders of Mozambique and Tanzania said on Wednesday they had signed defence and security deals aimed at fighting terrorism and crime along their shared border. No details were released about the agreements, which were signed during a visit to Maputo by Tanzania's...
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Mozambique: Foreign forces have eased Mozambique unrest: think tank

The deployment of thousands of foreign troops last year has helped significantly stem the jihadist violence that has rocked northern Mozambique for over four years, a global think tank said Thursday. More than 3,100 military troops from Rwanda and several southern...
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Mozambique: Captured jihadists in Mozambique say insurgency ‘weakening’

By Marc Hoogsteyns Rare interviews with captured members of a jihadist group terrorising northern Mozambique point to low morale in their ranks and to an insurgency that is losing steam in the face of Rwandan forces. The Rwandan army late last month let journalists...
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Mozambique confronted with a severe food crisis

More than 730,000 displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Mozambique could face a "hunger emergency" unless urgent funding is secured, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned Tuesday.   Insurgents have been wreaking havoc in Cabo Delgado since 2017, with attacks...
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