‘Everyone’s using’: Mozambique scrambles to stem a rising tide of drug addiction – The Telegraph

February 8, 2022Articles

Mozambique has been a key transit point on the international drug route for the last 25 years but it has had historically low rates of drug usage compared to its northern neighbors, Kenya and Tanzania. Now, this appears to be changing and both drug users and those working in drug recovery report an increase in the number of people using heroin across the country. Aid agencies and the government are scrambling to stem the rising tide of addiction.

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‘Kidnapped, raped and trafficked’: Women and girls exposed to sexual violence in war-torn Mozambique – The Telegraph

December 31, 2021Articles

As conflict rages in Cabo Delgado, women and girls are being used as sex slaves and forced to marry insurgent fighters.

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‘Last on the rung’: Africa deals with fallout from a ‘Made in the USA’ supply chain crisis – The Washington Post

December 16, 2021Articles

Shipping lines flock to Asia-to-U.S. trade lanes at expense of many developing nations.

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Four ways Mozambique is adapting to the climate crisis – The New Humanitarian

November 1, 2021Articles

‘Everyone has to fight a war to stay here on Earth.’

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Facebook Employees Flag Drug Cartels and Human Traffickers. The Company’s Response Is Weak, Documents Show. – The Wall Street Journal

September 16, 2021Articles

Employees raised alarms about how the site is used in developing countries, where its user base is already huge and expanding.

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What Happens When Women Can’t Get Legal Abortions – Foreign Policy

September 3, 2021Articles

Examples from around the world show that restrictions can actually lead to more, not fewer, abortions.

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‘I ran, my heart was broken’: inside Mozambique’s evolving Cabo Delgado conflict – The Guardian

August 18, 2021Articles

The oil firms have fled and an Isis-affiliated insurgency has engulfed the region. As foreign troops begin to arrive, hundreds of thousands face desperate journeys to try to find safety.

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‘Withering before your eyes’: conflict in Cabo Delgado scars a generation of children – The Telegraph

August 2, 2021Articles

Fighting has displaced 364,000 children, with thousands ripped apart from their parents. Efforts to reunite families are slow and complex.

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‘Hidden war’ sparks growing refugee crisis on Mozambique-Tanzania border – The Telegraph

July 25, 2021Articles

Civilians fleeing the growing insurgency in northern Mozambique are being sent back into harm’s way by the authorities.

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The fight for Cabo Delgado: A hidden war over Mozambique’s natural resources – The Telegraph

July 21, 2021Articles

A brutal insurgency has been escalating in the region since 2017, leaving thousands of people dead and forcing many more from their homes.

Underlying the conflict in Mozambique are a host of other factors, such as decades of neglect by the central government, battles over natural resources, and a thriving black market.

These are often overlooked in favor of the more mainstream narrative that Africa is becoming the next frontier for Islamic terrorist activity.

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