Mozambique edges closer to accepting overseas help to counter Islamist insurgency

President Filipe Nyusi tells country that any foreign involvement must be carefully managed, while claiming insurgency was sparked in 2012 by a Tanzanian national

Displaced: more than 560,000 have fled the Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado, with about 16,000 people so far finding refuge at a makeshift camp in Metuge, close to Pemba
Displaced: more than 560,000 have fled the Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado, with about 16,000 people so far finding refuge at a makeshift camp in Metuge, close to PembaPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 17 December 2020, 14:49Updated 17 December 2020, 17:06