Mozambique

In this image made from video, Rwandan policemen patrol near the Amarula Palma hotel in Palma, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

20 years after 9/11, global terror threats persist in Africa

The al-Qaeda-led terrorist attacks on 9/11 prompted the formation of Islamist militant groups across Africa that continue to wage deadly attacks.

In this image made from video, Rwandan and Mozambican police speak to returnees in Palma, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique

​​International support bolsters Mozambique’s fight against insurgents in Cabo Delgado

Conflict
A small group of people are shown walking through coastal waters in Mozambique with large ships in the distance.

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis

Displacement
People stand outside their submerged homes near Nhamatanda, about 80 miles from Beira, in Mozambique, on March 26, 2019.

Hundreds remain missing after Cabo Delgado attack

A man is shown wearing a medical mask while running past a large fire in the street behind him.

Violence against civilians in Myanmar escalates

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Pro-democratic legislators including Wu Chi-Wai, Claudia Mo and Lam Cheuk-ting announced plans to resign from the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Nov. 11, 2020.

Hong Kong lawmakers resign en masse; Mozambique militants behead dozens; Explosion rocks Jeddah cemetery event

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Hong Kong’s 15 remaining pro-democracy legislators have decided to resign en masse, militants in Mozambique who claimed to have ties to ISIS beheaded more than 50 people, and at least two people were wounded in an attack on a cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during a World War I memorial ceremony.

President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi wears a suit behind a military officer in uniform.

ISIS-linked port seizure signals growing terrorism threat in Mozambique

Conflict

Mozambique’s Minister of Defense Jaime Neto said the attackers had attacked the village from the inside, killing civilians and damaging the nearby port.

The sewn badge of an ICE officer is shown on the shoulder of an offfical.

Oregon protesters confront ICE officials; India registered its highest increase in coronavirus cases; ISIS has taken a port in Mozambique

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Scores of protesters rallied on Wednesday to block ICE officials from detaining two men in Bend, Oregon. And, India registered its highest increase in COVID-19 cases yet, with nearly 67,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. Also, militants tied to ISIS have taken a key port in Mozambique after several days of clashes.

The abandoned headquarters of Mozambican opposition party Renamo is pictured in the port city of Beira, ahead of local government elections, Nov. 19, 2013.

Life after combat: How relationships in wartime continue to shape society

Critical State

In central Mozambique, people have tended not to emphasize political divisions after the country’s long civil war ended in 1992. But these divisions manifest through social and cultural associations. Critical State spoke with Nikkie Wiegink, an assistant professor at Utrecht University, about these dynamics in Mozambique.

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A rhino warrior experiments with peace

Economics

In the battle to save a species in South Africa, questioning militancy is yielding results.