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A case of wild poliovirus is recorded in Mozambique for the first time since 1992.
2022-05-19

Rwandan and Mozambican forces retake the city of Mocímboa da Praia, the last rebel stronghold in Cabo Delgado Province. Rwanda had sent 1,000 troops to help Mozambique fight the Islamist insurgency that began in 2017.
2021-08-8

The Southern African Development Community agrees to deploy a "standby force" to northern Mozambique to contain the growing Islamist insurgency in the area.
2021-06-23

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects talks with the leadership of the Tigray People's Liberation Front but says he is willing to talk to representatives "operating legally". The meeting with African Union (AU) representatives Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique and Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, comes after his announcement of a "final phase" of an offensive on the region's capital Mekelle.
2020-11-27

Islamist militants seize the port town of Mocímboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique after capturing the town's military base in an overnight attack. Residents say militants have blocked all exits in the town. The armed forces and police launch a counter-offensive.
2020-03-23

Jihadists kill six civilians and injure seven in a village near the Mozambique–Tanzania border. All the victims are Tanzanian nationals, while the terrorists are identified as Mozambicans.
2019-11-13

Seven Russian defense contractors from the Wagner Group and 20 Mozambican soldiers are reportedly killed in attacks by Salafi jihadists in northern Mozambique.
2019-10-31

Voters in Mozambique go to the polls to elect both their president and the members of the legislature.
2019-10-15

ISIL claims responsibility for a Wednesday attack in Nangade District in Mozambique, which killed seven people.
2019-07-6

The Indian Navy captures 61 pirates on a Mozambiquan fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea.
2011-03-14