Mozambique: PM acknowledges need for more help in Cabo Delgado

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Mozambique: PM acknowledges need for more help in Cabo Delgado

7:27 CAT | 23 Feb 2024

File photo: Lusa

The prime minister of Mozambique acknowledged on Thursday the need for additional support for Cabo Delgado in the face of the flight of dozens of people due to the new attacks registered in that province, a situation that is creating “food problems”.

“The resources are never enough (…) [the province] is in need of additional support, and we have done everything that has been done, also using our partners,” Adriano Maleiane told journalists outside the Mozambican parliament after a plenary session.

The prime minister said that it is not easy to fight terrorism, calling on everyone to collaborate in denouncing the actions of insurgent groups, which have been carrying out armed attacks in Cabo Delgado since 2017.

He said that all the country’s support systems are on alert and are redoubling their efforts to help the displaced, and also called for solidarity from Mozambicans in the face of the humanitarian situation in Cabo Delgado.

“[The situation] is regrettable because then you have all those people having to move from one place to another, and this is creating food problems. We have to find a solution for the people, and that’s what the government is doing,” said Adriano Maleiane.

The new wave of armed violence in Cabo Delgado dominated the speeches at the resumption of the plenary sessions of parliament this Thursday, with the opposition demanding that the executive find mechanisms for dialogue with the insurgents.

In recent weeks, there have been reports of attacks by insurgent groups in various villages and on the roads of Cabo Delgado, including stopping vehicles, kidnapping drivers and demands for money from the population to travel on some roads.

A week ago, the extremist group Islamic State (IS) 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