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300,000 Displaced as Mozambique Insurgency Escalates Amid Aid Decline

12/25/2025

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An Islamic State insurgency has displaced over 300,000 people in Mozambique since July, a conflict persisting since 2017.
Rwandan military support has not halted the insurgency, and displacement has surged again as humanitarian aid declines.
President Daniel Chapo of Mozambique calls for dialogue with insurgents, while experts urge prioritizing a $20 billion LNG project over human security.

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Story summary

An Islamic State insurgency has displaced over 300,000 people in Mozambique since July, a conflict persisting since 2017.
Rwandan military support has not halted the insurgency, and displacement has surged again as humanitarian aid declines.
President Daniel Chapo of Mozambique calls for dialogue with insurgents, while experts urge prioritizing a $20 billion LNG project over human security.