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Originally published in Christian Today Conditions in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have “seriously deteriorated” over the past year, affecting children “disproportionately” as nearly 3 000 people have been killed and over 800 000 displaced since the violent insurgency that began in October 2017, according to a report. Violent attacks by […]
Originally published in Agenzia Fides The exodus of inhabitants from Pemba continues after the small town in northern Mozambique was attacked on March 24 by a jihadist group that claims to be affiliated with ISIS. According to IOM (International Organization for Migrants), the number of displaced from Pemba has increased […]
Originally published in barnabasfund.org The savage violence of Islamist militants in northern Mozambique is driving the local population from their homes in terror – and Christians are one of their main targets. Beheading, skinning and cutting off the limbs of their victims are the group’s typical methods. “What they do […]
Originally published in ACN International A week after the attack on the town of Palma, in the far north of Cabo Delgado province, local parish priest Father António Chamboco expressed his sadness to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the lack of information about the whereabouts of the […]
The terrorist insurgency in northern Mozambique is not just a Mozambican problem but is a Southern African regional emergency that cannot be ignored by governments of the region, says the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) in a statement released this week. According to the statement FOCCISA has […]
Originally published by Agencia Fides On the morning of October 31 Islamist terrorists affiliated to the Central African Province of the Islamic State (ISCAP) carried out several attacks on some villages in the Muidumbe district of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique: Nchinga, Namacunde, 24 de Março, Muatide and Muambula. […]
Originally published by Agenzia Fides Note: this is an unedited copy of a report by Agenzia Fides New attack by jihadist formations in Mocímboa da Praia, in northern Mozambique. The militiamen set the local church, the Januario Pedro secondary school, the district hospital, dozens of houses, cars and shops on fire. […]