Mozambique: MSF Suspends Activities in Mocimboa DA Praia As Violence Surges

Mozambique: MSF Suspends Activities in Mocimboa DA Praia As Violence Surges

Pemba - The upsurge of violence in northern Mozambique is making it extremely difficult to deliver medical activities in a safe manner in multiple areas of Cabo Delgado province. Following attacks this month in Mocímboa da Praia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has taken the painful decision to temporarily suspend activities in the town and district. MSF calls on all armed groups to actively ensure the protection of civilians, humanitarian worker…

Doctors suspend operations in northern Mozambique – CAJ News Africa

from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MÉDECINS Sans Frontières (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) has temporarily suspended its operations in Mocímboa da Praia, the epicentre of Mozambique’s Islamist insurgency. The move is to protect civilians, humanitarian workers and medical facilities amid escalating attacks in northern Cabo Delgado province. “We are deeply concerned about the escalating violence and i…