On October 7, 2025, a group of heavily armed men in military fatigues visited a mosque in Mocímboa da Praia, a coastal town in Cabo Delgado province.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this image made from video, Mozambican soldiers ride on an armored vehicle in a convoy driving to Mocimboa da Praia, ...

Islamic State militants approached a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique on January 25, seeking to kill a member of the Maconde local militia. Failing to find him ...

The department of international relations and co-operation (Dirco) has confirmed the South African citizen who went missing in Mozambique during the first week of September was released unharmed on ...

Over 30 Christians were beheaded in a series of recent attacks in northern Mozambique by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists who also released graphic photographs showing executions, shootings and ...

Islamic State terrorists have beheaded over 30 Christians in Mozambique, destroying churches and villages in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula, with attacks dating back to 2017. This ...

A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017. According to the ...

The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed responsibility for a raid that overran security forces in Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique, highlighting the growing strength of the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province displaced more than 46,000 people in the space of eight days last month, the United Nations migration ...