File photo: The fighting in Cabo Delgado has killed 2,283 people since it started

Civilians reel as violence spins out of control in Mozambique

Politics Nov 11
When Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi last month visited some of the areas in the gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado that have been hit by an escalating conflict, he was accosted by a man who had an urgent demand.
Soldiers patrol the streets after attacks in northern Mozambique
UN urges Mozambique to investigate murder, beheadings
Politics Nov 11
The United Nations has called on Mozambique to investigate reports that an armed group murdered villagers and beheaded women and children in a violence-wracked northern region.
The latest attack is aimed at curbing the resistance from villagers. Credit: AP
More than 50 people decapitated in Mozambique
Politics Nov 10
The Mozambican government is calling for international support to deal with the latest wave of insurgency attacks.
Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania in July after moving to Belgium following an attempt on his life
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu flees the country
Politics Nov 10
Tanzania’s opposition politician Tundu Lissu on Tuesday fled the country for Brussels, Belgium.
Members of the Polisario Front. Credit: AP
Western Sahara: Polisario threatens to end ceasefire after Morocco 'provocation'
Politics Nov 10
The Polisario Front on Monday vowed to end a decades-old ceasefire deal with Morocco after it accused Rabat of moving its forces to an area manned by UN peacekeepers.
Amadou Toumani Touré was the president of Mali
Former Malian president Toumani Touré dies
Politics Nov 10

Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, has died.

Ethiopian troops
AU calls for peacemaking in Tigray-Ethiopia conflict
Politics Nov 10
The African Union (AU) called on Tuesday for an end to hostilities in the Northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, where the nations Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is currently in conflict with regional authorities of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).