Mozambique asks EU for help amid wave of Islamic State attacks
Islamist attacks have gathered pace this year, with insurgents seizing important towns for brief periods and hitting military and other key targets
23 September 2020 - 15:18
Lisbon/Johannesburg — Mozambique has asked the EU for support in tackling a wave of militant attacks in the country’s north by rebels with links to Islamic State, a conflict that has raised fears for stability and security in Southern Africa.
The Islamist attacks in Cabo Delgado province date to 2017 but the violence has gathered pace this year, with insurgents seizing important towns for brief periods and hitting military and other key targets...
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