Mozambique: Growing number of people are abandoning homes in Cabo Delgado
More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in recent weeks due to armed violence in Cabo Delgado. Some families have fled for the third time, according….
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Mozambique: Doctors Without Borders highlights volatility of security in Cabo Delgado
Doctors Without Borders in Cabo Delgado province are facing serious difficulties in providing medical assistance to the population due to insecurity in the region. The organization has been present on….
Mozambique: World Bank provides 24 million USD for housing in the north
The World Bank will provide 24 million dollars for the reconstruction of 1,000 homes for vulnerable families in municipalities in the Mozambican provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado. This is….
Mozambique: UNICEF worried about reports of violent attacks and abductions targeting children in Cabo Delgado
UNICEF Mozambique released a statement saying that it is deeply concerned by credible reports of violent attacks and abductions targeting children in Cabo Delgado province. “A recent attack on Magaia….
Finland helps feed more than 56,000 students in Mozambique
The World Food Program (WFP) has received a donation of 500,000 euros from the Finnish government to help children in Mozambique. With the money, the UN agency is expected to….
Mozambique: More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Cabo Delgado
More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in recent weeks as a result of growing violence in Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique. The warning comes….
Mozambique: Islamic State claims attack and ten dead among soldiers
The extremist group Islamic State (IS) claimed another attack, this time on a Mozambican Army camp in Macomia, Cabo Delgado, saying that it caused the death of at least ten….
Mozambique: 13 million children living in poverty
Around 13 million Mozambican children, out of more than 16 million, live in poverty, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released this Monday (May 26)…..
Triple crisis leaves 5.2 million in need of help in Mozambique
The United Nations (UN) said that almost 5.2 million people need assistance due to the “triple crisis” in Mozambique, the result of “armed conflict, recurring extreme weather events and months….
Mozambique: Authorities with “clear indications” of terrorists fleeing Niassa
The Mozambican authorities say there are “clear indications” that the armed groups that carried out the recent attacks in the Niassa Special Reserve, in the north of Mozambique, have fled,….
Situation in northern Mozambique worsened significantly in April
The United Nations (UN) warns that the humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique worsened significantly in April 2025 due to new attacks by armed groups in the provinces of Cabo Delgado….
Mozambique: 4.9 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity
Nearly 4.9 million people in Mozambique faced high levels of acute food insecurity during the lean season from October 2024 to March 2025, according to the 2025 Global Report on….
Mozambique: Armed conflict in Niassa causes almost 2,100 displaced people
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that almost 2,100 people have fled two villages due to recent attacks by armed groups in a protected area in northern….
Mozambique: European Union to help in curbing rising insurgency in Cabo Delgado province
The European Union (EU) has agreed to partner with Mozambique in curbing a surge in armed violence attributed to extremist Islamic groups in Cabo Delgado province. The EU cooperation with Mozambique….
Mozambique: 1.7 million to be vaccinated against cholera in Nampula
Mozambique launches a vaccination campaign against cholera in Nampula and the surrounding area until May 21, covering people over the age of one, with more than 1,700 teams mobilized to….
Mozambique had more than 700 thousand displaced people in 2024
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center revealed that the number of displaced people in Mozambique exceeded 718,000 at the end of last year. According to the report, in Cabo Delgado province,….
Half a thousand deaths during the 2024/2025 rainy season in Mozambique
Approximately half a thousand Mozambicans died during the 2024/2025 rainy season, during which the country was battered by three tropical cyclones, heavy rains accompanied by lightning strikes, strong winds, cholera….
Global aid cuts are triggering a child emergency in Mozambique
According to a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) statement, the global aid cuts are triggering a child emergency in Mozambique. UNICEF projects a 20 per cent drop in funding in….
Mozambique: UNICEF has supported more than 90,000 people in three months
The security cluster, led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), provided essential assistance to more than 90,000 people in the first quarter of Cabo Delgado, a Mozambican province affected….
Mozambique: Terrorist attack claims two lives in Niassa
On April 30, the Niassa Special Reserve in northern Mozambique was the scene of a terrorist attack that resulted in the beheading of two people and the destruction of several….
Mozambique: Japan provides 3,725 million dollars for humanitarian assistance
The government of Japan has provided 3.725 million dollars to reinforce humanitarian assistance in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, which has been affected by armed attacks since….
Mozambique: Conflict in Cabo Delgado has displaced 24,000 people
Since the start of the year, renewed attacks and fear of attacks by non-State armed groups (NSAGs) in the northern province of Cabo Delgado have triggered the displacement of an….
Mozambique: IOM Mobilizes Funds for Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is mobilizing funds from various sources to extend humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people who are victims of terrorist attacks and climate change in….
Mozambique: Traffic between Nampula and Cabo Delgado interrupted
The bypass near the bridge over the Monapo River, between the northern provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado, along Mozambique’s main north-south highway (EN1), has collapsed once again less than….
Cyclone Jude triggers $2.5 million UNICEF response in Mozambique
After Tropical Cyclone Jude hit Mozambique last month, a USD 2.5 million payout from the “Tomorrow” component of UNICEF’s Today and Tomorrow Initiative(TTI), a pre-arranged parametric insurance mechanism designed to….