President Felipe Nyusi’s shakeup of Mozambique’s security leadership points to an awareness of the need to show progress in tackling insecurity in Cabo Delgado province and across the country. Whether he and the Mozambican elites are willing to make the compromises necessary to address the conflict remains to be seen.
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PALMA, MOZAMBIQUE (BosNewsLife)– Dozens of people, including Christians, were killed and thousands forced to flee after hundreds of Islamist militants attacked the northern Mozambique town of Palma, aid workers say.
Among those killed since March 24 were seven people when a convoy of cars was ambushed in an escape attempt from a hotel, added Omar Saranga, a spokesman for the defense and security forces. Hundreds of other people, both local and foreigners, have been rescued from the town, next to natural gas projects worth $60 billion, he added.
Islamist terrorist group Islamic State reportedly boasted on social networking site Twitter killing at least 55 people, including Christians, Mozambique soldiers, state nationals, and “crusaders,” often a reference to Christian believers and Westerners.