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Australia to ban Nazi hate symbols in public
Australia plans to ban the public display of Nazi symbols as the country wrestles with an increasingly brazen fringe of right-wing extremists.
Rampant kidnapping for financial and political gain
OPINION: It’s not good to let people live in fear from criminal elements of society, and yet they have an elected government in power, writes Dr Mustafa Mheta.
Islamic State claims responsibility for bomb attack in Uganda bar
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least one person in Uganda's capital Kampala on Saturday night.
WATCH: 'Same old Taliban’ as hardliners make up new Afghanistan government, protests turn deadly
All the top positions in Afghanistan’s interim government were handed to key leaders from the Taliban and the Haqqani network - the most violent faction of the Taliban known for devastating attacks.
Extremists in Africa emboldened by Taliban’s successes
OPINION: While the withdrawal of foreign forces from African soil will be celebrated on the one hand, the lack of local capacity to stem the rapidly growing insurgencies in the Sahel is a real concern, writes Shannon Ebrahim.
WATCH: Extremist shot dead after knife rampage at New Zealand supermarket
An Islamic State-inspired attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage before being shot dead by undercover police officers who had him under round-the-clock surveillance.
SADC summit makes calls on Cabo Delgado, Covid-19 and food security
SADC employs anti-terror force to Mozambicans after the country was devastated by terrorist attacks in the Cabo Delgado province earlier this year.
Ramaphosa in Mozambique as SADC ponders response to terrorism
South Africa deployed soldiers to Mozambique earlier this year, on a mission to rescue its nationals after attacks by Islamic State-linked insurgents in the coastal town of Palma in the northern Cabo Delgado province.
SADC must take the lead in Cabo Delgado
OPINION: Southern Africa must show the world that it can resolve what is an African problem in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, and the SADC must take the lead, writes Shannon Ebrahim.
UN warns Tanzania against rejecting people fleeing Islamist violence in Mozambique
United Nations teams have received ’worrying’ reports that Tanzania has rejected over 1 000 people seeking refuge from an Islamic State-claimed attack on Palma, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said.
’Pemba is full’: Mozambique city overwhelmed by people fleeing Islamist violence
Around 90% of those arriving in Pemba are taken in by relatives, while others cram into schools, hotels, makeshift tented camps and a sports stadium.
Mozambique unrest on SADC agenda as SANDF deployed to rescue trapped South Africans
The Ministry of Defence said 50 South Africans who were trapped in Mozambique have been accounted for.
SANDF troops deployed in Mozambique after deadly insurgency
’’We remain involved with securing the safety of our people in Palma. The SANDF is working very hard to bring South African citizens back home,’’ said President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Natural gas project beyond reach of militants, says Mozambique army
The area around the Total project was being patrolled day and night to repel any threat, Radio Mozambique reported.
AU calls for urgent action after jihadist attack on Mozambique town
The African Union has called for urgent and coordinated international action after a jihadist attack that killed dozens and uprooted thousands on the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma.
More than 5 000 survivors of Islamist attack on Mozambique gas town find refuge: UN
More than 5 000 people have reached safety outside the northern Mozambican town of Palma a week after it was besieged by jihadists, the UN said, as thousands remained stranded.
South Africans can still travel to southern Mozambique, advise travel experts
IOL Travel spoke to a few South Africa travel experts to find out which destinations in Mozambique are safe for travel.
Body of South African man killed in Mozambique attacks repatriated
Six more South African nationals were successfully evacuated and the body of a man killed in deadly terrorist attacks in Mozambique last week has been repatriated.
French airstrike in Mali killed 19 civilians: UN probe
At least 19 civilians died after French fighter jets dropped bombs on a January gathering in central Mali, according to a new investigation from the United Nations.
Thousands feared stranded after Islamic State insurgents overrun Mozambique gas town
Hundreds of shaken survivors from Palma have streamed into the neighbouring town of Mueda and provincial capital Pemba, but thousands more are believed to be wandering around, seeking refuge.
Local businesses under threat amid terror in Mozambique
SA business interests in Mozambique are under threat after the outbreak of violence and a siege of the strife-torn town of Palma, where at least seven people have been killed.
Over 40 South Africans affected by Mozambique attacks - SA High Commission
The South African High Commission in Maputo said as many as 43 South Africans were affected by the recent Islamist attacks on Palma, the town at the centre of a gas hub in Cabo Delgado province.
Palma attack points to increasing 'brazenness' of Islamic State in Mozambique - US official
Acting envoy to the global coalition to defeat ISIS, John Godfrey, told reporters the attack on Palma was in line with what has been seen from Islamic State in Mozambique and said the US government is closely monitoring events.