Filipe Nyusi

Regional forces join offensive against Mozambique extremists

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rwandan troops have joined Mozambican forces to launch a major offensive against Islamic rebels in northern Mozambique as more troops arrive from South Africa and other neighboring countries to battle the insurgency.

Southern African leaders greet each other during a meeting in Mozambique's capital Maputo, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Leaders met to discuss ways to respond to the violence by Islamic extremist rebels in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province where thousands of people have been killed and displaced. (AP Photo/Ferhat Momade)

Southern African leaders concerned by Mozambique’s rebels

Mozambique braces for ‘ill-tempered and nasty’ election

Mozambique peace accord brings hope of economic growth

This photo issued Tuesday March 19, 2019, taken within last week and supplied by World Food Programme, flood waters cover large tracts of land in Nicoadala, Zambezia Province of Mozambique. Rapidly rising floodwaters have created "an inland ocean" in the country endangering many thousands of families, as aid organizations scramble to rescue and provide food to survivors of Cyclone Idai. (Photo World Food Programme via AP)

Cyclone’s huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

People return to Praia Nova Village, one of the most affected neighbourhoods following a cyclone in the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Sunday March 17, 2019. Families are returning to the vulnerable shanty town following cyclone high winds and rain. More than 1,000 people are feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the southern African country. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP)

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said.