Mozambique attacks: President says violence threatens development efforts

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Mozambique attacks: President says violence threatens development efforts

7:17 CAT | 19 Apr 2021

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Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi said on Thursday that the armed attacks in Cabo Delgado (northern Mozambique) were a threat to his executive’s efforts to develop the country.

“The violence perpetuated in some districts [of Cabo Delgado] by terrorists is another threat to our [development] efforts,” President Filipe Nyusi said during a digital Africa Regional Heads of Authorities Commonwealth Roundtable.

Northern districts of Cabo Delgado province have been the target of attacks by groups classified as a terrorist threat for three years, triggering a humanitarian crisis with more than 700,000 displaced, according to the United Nations, and about 2,500 killed, according to Lusa.

The violence escalated again last month, when armed groups first attacked the town of Palma, just six kilometres from the multimillion-dollar natural gas projects.

The attacks caused dozens of deaths and forced thousands of Palma residents to flee to the Nangade, Mueda, Montepuez districts, and, above all, to Pemba, the provincial capital.

In addition to the armed violence in Cabo Delgado, during the Commonwealth roundtable President Nyusi addressed the government’s efforts in relation to Covid-19, asking the organisation to reinforce support to member countries with fewer resources.

“The Commonwealth can make a difference, acting as a whole, in mobilising more resources for the acquisition of Covid-19 vaccines [for member countries with the most slender means],” Filipe Nyusi said.

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Source: Lusa