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Mozambique: MEP asks EU about combatting violence in Cabo Delgado
8:17 CAT | 26 Feb 2024
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MEP Paulo Rangel (PSD) urgently questioned the European Union’s (EU) chief diplomat on Friday about the response to the violence in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique and the humanitarian measures planned.
In a letter sent to the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Defence Policy, Josep Borrel, Rangel asked whether “new funds will be made available to equip and train the armed forces fighting the terrorist insurgency, within the framework of the European Peace Facility”.
The MEP, in a written question signed by the other five members of the Social Democrat delegation, wants to know if measures and funds have been adopted by the EU to guarantee humanitarian and emergency aid to the affected populations in the Cabo Delgado region, which has once again been attacked by Islamic terrorist groups.
The MEPs also want to know if there is any strategy in place for after the departure of the Southern African Development Community mission in Mozambique by 24 June.
In recent weeks, there have been reports of attacks by insurgent groups in various villages and on the roads of Cabo Delgado, including approaches to vehicles, kidnapping of drivers and demands for money from the population to drive on some roads.
The extremist group Islamic State (IS) recently claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack in Macomia, Cabo Delgado, which killed at least 20 people, one of the most violent in several months.
The province of Cabo Delgado has been facing attacks claimed by IS for six years, which has led to a military response since July 2021, with support from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), liberating districts near gas projects.
Source: Lusa
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