Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move in search of safety, as the security situation remains volatile, after last week’s brutal attacks by armed groups in Palma district, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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Fighting displaces over 500,000 in northern Mozambique, reports UN refuge agency

18 Dec 2020

Attacks by armed groups in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Niassa provinces have displaced more than 530,000 people, many of whom have been forced to move multiple times, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

‘Complex’ emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies

20 Jan 2021

UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by armed groups have forced more than 565,000 to flee their homes.

Mozambique: Thousands continue to flee violence in Cabo Delgado

22 Mar 2022

One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.