EU agrees to assist Mozambique in battling insurgency by extremists

To curb growing extremist insurgency in Sourn African nation Mozambique, European Union has extended a hand of help to “strengn capacity” of Mozambique’s government. As per reports by AP, insurgency has displaced 310,000 people, creating an ‘urgent humanitarian crisis’. However, EU gave a ‘positive response’ to nation’s request for assistance.

Ambassador Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, on October 9 said wrote in a tweet, “Great meeting with MFA Minister Macamo to deliver @JosepBorrellF letter in response to GoMFlag of Mozambique request for assistance in addressing extremist violence in #CaboDelgado. #EUFlag of European Union positive response reiterates our commitment to humanitarian assistance, development and security”. He also shared various ims from meeting. 

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Unrest in Mozambique

rebels have been attacking  Mozambique’s rrn Cabo Delgado province with aim of seizing strategic port of Mocimboa da Praia. According to reports by AP, conflict has killed more than 1,500 people since it began in 2017. Antonella D’Aprile, World Food Program’s representative for Mozambique said, “We are deeply concerned about unfolding humanitarian situation in Cabo Delgado where conflict and violence have left people without access to food and livelihoods”. She added, “ growing insecurity and poor infrastructure have meant that reaching out to people in need has become harder and w with COVID-19 crisis becomes even more complex”. 

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Companies aim at spending an amount of $60 billion on liquefied natural gas projects in Cabo Delgado province. During month of September, Lola Castro, WFP’s director for sourn Africa told Associated Press, “ situation is extremely volatile and dangerous, but we mand to locate large numbers of displaced and distribute food to about 200,000 people last month. We hope to reach close to 300,000 people this month. Families have lost everything and need food urgently”. 

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