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Mozambique marks five years of Cabo Delgado violence

Mozambique is marking five years since the first attack by insurgents in the province of Cabo Delgado. Zenaida Machado, senior researcher in the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch, tells Focus on Africa鈥檚 Paul Bakibinga why the Mozambican government has struggled to contain the violence, with more than 4,000 people killed and over a million displaced.

(Photo: Families flee the town of Impire after an attack by militants in June 2022; Credit: Getty Images)

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