People displaced by the atacks on the town of Palma, northern Mozambique, flee to safety with meagre possessions. (Alfredo Zuniga / AFP via Getty Images)
The escalation of the insurgency in Palma, mozambique can potentially jeopardise the successful unlocking of Mozambique’s resource wealth, writes
Theo Neethling.
Recent events in Palma, a town in the volatile Cabo Delgado province in the north of Mozambique, have taken bloodshed in the region to new levels. Dozens of people were killed when hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the town on Wednesday, 25 March. They targeted shops, banks and a military barracks.
The attack has been devastating for the people living in the area – as well as the country. The escalating violence has already left at least a thousand dead and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
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