The United Nations called for an investigation into reports of many people beheaded in northern Mozambique, where Islamist insurgents have stepped up a brutal campaign.
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Scores of Young Men in Mozambique Said to Be Killed by Islamist Insurgents
About 52 villagers in Mozambique’s troubled northernmost province were killed by Islamist insurgents on April 7 after they refused to be recruited, the country’s police reported on Tuesday.
At Least 60 Migrants Are Found Dead in a Truck in Mozambique
Officials, who forced the driver to open the container after hearing knocking, also found 14 survivors inside the vehicle.
Mozambique Insurgents Stage Attacks Near Big Gas Projects
Government troops were fighting Islamist fighters amid concern that the country’s growing gas industry may be under threat.
Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West
The Kremlin is increasing arms sales, security pacts and training programs as the American defense secretary weighs withdrawing troops from the continent.
In Africa, Pope Francis Comes Face to Face With the Future of the Church
The Roman Catholic Church continues to expand in Africa, even as it faces competition from increasingly popular Pentecostal and evangelical movements.
Pope Francis, in Africa, Urges Mozambique to Put Past Tensions Aside
The pontiff is on a three-country tour of Africa, where he plans to emphasize the continent’s role in the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Francis Goes to Africa, With Renewed Focus on Poverty and Climate
After years spent grappling with the clergy sex abuse crisis and tussling with conservative clergy, in Africa Francis gets to be the pope he wanted to be.
Mozambique Peace Accord Is Signed, Paving Way for Elections
The agreements follows years of negotiations to bring an end to sporadic violence that has persisted since a bloody civil war ended in 1992.
Mozambique Signs Peace Accord With Rebel Leader
The country’s president, Filipe Nyusi, and Ossufo Momade, leader of the Renamo rebel group, pledged to hold peaceful elections on Oct. 15.