By Black Star News
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In northern Mozambique, tens of thousands of citizens have been displaced, just in July alone, because of attacks by armed groups exacerbating the catastrophic crisis in Cabo Delgado.
This recent displacement is the latest tragedy in a series of connecting calamities that have gripped the country including–armed violence, climate change issues, disease epidemics, and funding problems.
Since the start of 2025, 95,000 people have fled Cabo Delgado because of violent insecurity and a lack of humanitarian aid.
Armed group attacks, during the final week of July, caused the displacement of at least 46,667 people from the districts of Chiúre, Ancuabe and Muidumbe. The hardest hit was Chiúre where more than 42,000 people were displaced. Children made up more than half of this number.
In a Saturday humanitarian bulletin, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) spoke on the situation in Cabo Delgado saying:
“Insecurity persists, and people on the move often lack civil documentation. These challenges may impact the ability of displaced people to move freely, safely access basic services and maintain their livelihoods.”
Attacks in Ocua, Mazeze, and Chiúre Velho have forced families into Chiúre Sede to seek shelter in congested conditions in communities in the regions of Bairro Namicir and Bairro Micone.
In The Ancuabe district, the state of security is also quickly collapsing. The UN International Organization for Migration, reported that, in one week, the numbers of displaced families almost tripled in one week affecting 444 households, some 1,946 people, which includes more than 1,200 children. Inhabitants of of Nanduli village escaped to seek safe haven in Ancuabe Sede and Chiote.
Reportedly, in Muidumbe, combatants lit homes on fire in the village of Magaia village. Some 500 families escaped to nearby displacement camps where humanitarian help is in short supply–because of under-funding.
OCHA warned of the impending dangers if immediate actions are not taken to remedy the under-funding.
“Urgent and sustained funding is essential to prevent further deterioration and address the escalating humanitarian needs that remain as acute and widespread as ever.”
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