Mozambique: Expanding War Displaced 72,000 in Cabo Delgado in Just 3 Weeks, Plus 40,000 in a New Move into Nampula

There has been a major escalation of the Cabo Delgado insurgency in the past month, with insurgent activity in 12 Cabo Delgado districts and a major push south into Memba in Nampula province. In September there was “a sharp rise” in attacks and the total number so far this year exceed 519, “the highest number since the conflict began”, according to the European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (DG ECHO). All 17 districts in Cabo Delgado have been affected,…