Mozambique Battles Islamist Attack in Cabo Delgado

President Nyusi said that the military was embroiled in a fight against insurgents in the northern town of Macomia. The town is in a gas-rich province where Islamic State-linked militants launched an insurgency in 2017.

Mozambique’s military is battling a major Islamist attack in the town of Macomia in northern Mozambique, according to President Filipe Nyusi.

“Macomia is under attack since this morning. Fire exchange still continues,” Nyusi said in a televised address on Friday, adding that the…