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Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:28:54 GMT
What SADC Needs to Consider During Urgent Summit on Cabo Delgado Violence
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Over 2,000 people have died since the first attack by an Islamist armed group in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. These attacks started in October 2017 when a local jihadist group, now generally referred to ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:47:06 GMT
Humanitarian Catastrophe 'Beyond Epic Proportions' - UN
[UN News] The UN and partners are "following with deep concern" new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:38:31 GMT
SADC to Send Team of Technical Experts to Northern Mozambique
[DW] Five presidents have conveyed for a crisis summit in Maputo to discuss how to combat rebels in Mozambique. The meeting comes just after 12 people were beheaded following an attack claimed by the "Islamic State."

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:30 GMT
UNHCR Urges Tanzania to Accept Mozambican Refugees
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Tanzanian authorities not to turn back Mozambicans fleeing over the border in the wake of the terrorist attack against the town of Palma, in the northern province o...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:08:59 GMT
Mozambique to Probe Human Rights Violations in War On Terror
[East African] Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said Wednesday that alleged human rights violations by members of the Security and Defence Forces (FDS) in the fight against terrorism will not be tolerated.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:23:55 GMT
Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency
[CFR] Jihadi attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province are accelerating, with heavy fighting breaking out around the town of Palma. In response, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa sent South African troops to evacuate South African national...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:31 GMT
SADC Summit Ends With Promises of More Meetings
[AIM] Maputo -- The one day extraordinary summit of the "Double Troika" of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ended in Maputo on Thursday, without announcing any decisions other than plans to hold further meetings at the end of the mon...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:30 GMT
Terrorists Murdered 12 Foreign Citizens
[AIM] Maputo -- The islamist terrorists who attacked the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on 24 March, murdered and beheaded 12 foreign citizens outside the Amarula Hotel, according to a report on Mozambique Televisi...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:22 GMT
'United We Shall Defeat Terrorism' - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Wednesday that the government has begun discussions with its international partners to obtain the aid necessary to fight against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:34:44 GMT
Mnangagwa Arrives in Mozambique
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has arrived in Mozambique for the SADC Double Troika Summit.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:39:17 GMT
Chakwera Off On SADC Mission in Maputo
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera leaves for Mozambique this morning to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Double Troika Summit which will discuss the Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:31 GMT
Chakwera Back Home As SADC Calls for 'Immediate Technical Deployment' to Deal With Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[Nyasa Times] Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika heads of state summit which Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera attended on Thursday in Maputo said the acts of terrorism perpetrated against innocent civilians in Cabo Delgado, Mozam...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:17:22 GMT
Mozambique Insurgency Is A Human Rights Crisis, Analysts Say
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Leaders from six Southern African nations met this week to figure out how to address a rise in violent extremist attacks in Mozambique's volatile north, including a sophisticated attack last month that threatened the nation's ga...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 22:15:49 GMT
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda Linked to African Insurgencies
[CFR] Violence attributed to Islamist groups has dramatically increased in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade, and continues to infect new venues where it has been absent. In the recent attacks on Palma in northern Mozambique, the self-proclaime...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:29 GMT
Another 24 Hours With No Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- On Wednesday, for the fourth time in a week, the Mozambican health authorities did not report any deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:02:28 GMT
Terrorist Atrocities Have Reached 'Intolerable Levels'
[AIM] Maputo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) believes that the atrocities committed by islamist terrorists against the people of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have reached intolerable levels and the time has co...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMT
Chakwera Says Malawi As Neighbour to Mozambique Has an Obligation to Keeping Peace Against Islamic Terrorists
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has left Lilongwe for Maputo for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit which seeks to find a lasting solution to the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:38:35 GMT
Drawing The Line On Malaria
[allAfrica] A recent survey conducted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Gallup International shows that African youth are determined to end malaria. Conducted across six countries - Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Afric...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:29:44 GMT
SADC Meeting On Mozambique Crisis Resumes
[CAJ News] Maputo -- LEADERS from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have converged in Mozambique to deliberate on measures to address terrorism in the country.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:27:31 GMT
Mnangagwa Leaves for Mozambique
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa takes part in an urgent regional meeting in Maputo today to "deliberate on measures to address terrorism" in Mozambique.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:41:36 GMT
SADC Determined to Find Solution to Mozambique Crisis
[The Herald] Correspondent

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:29:09 GMT
Chakwera Heading to Maputo for SADC Troika Summit to Discuss Terrorism in Mozambique
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Maputo, Mozambique where the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders that make up the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation on Thursday, 8 April 2021 will ...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:30:50 GMT
Tanzania is Reportedly Turning Mozambican Refugees Away - UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations agencies say they do not have access to Palma in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:55:45 GMT
Nyusi Praises Courage of Mozambican Women
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday praised the courage of the country's women as they face terrorist violence in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:55:01 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Funding for Climate Resilience
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has argued that the international financial response to the Covid-19 emergency should include debt relief, support for budgetary liquidity, and interventions in resilience and adaptation to climate ch...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:53:57 GMT
Tanzanian Military Turn Back Palma Survivors - Report
[AIM] Maputo -- Survivors of the terrorist attack against the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, were offered no sanctuary in Tanzania, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:44:06 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa Attends SADC Deliberations On Security Situation in Mozambique, 8 APR
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 8 April 2021, attend an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to be held in Maputo, Mozambique.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:43:28 GMT
Mozambique - What Next for Cabo Delgado - - Dialogue or Disaster? (Part Two)
[Daily Maverick] This week the Southern African Development Community Troika meets to discuss the deepening crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. They would do well to listen to the pleas of activists in Mozambique who are calling for nationa...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:22:58 GMT
Training Young People to Take the Lead in Eliminating Gender-Based Violence in Mozambique
[UNFPA] -"As mentors, we have been empowered to support young girls and women [who have survived] sexual and gender-based violence. Our interpersonal communication, listening and empathy skills will be indispensable in providing survivor-centered sup...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:09:27 GMT
President Masisi Visits Eswatini, Mozambique
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has undertaken a working visit to eSwatini to be followed by a SADC mission to Mozambique.



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