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A sharp surge in insurgent violence has forced more than 100,000 people—most of them children—to flee their homes in northern Mozambique over the past two weeks, according to UN agency Unicef.
The new wave of displacement has pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) dramatically higher, with at least 107,000 people fleeing attacks in recent days. The largest movements have been recorded in Erati and Memba districts in Nampula province.
Unicef says children account for nearly two-thirds of those forced to flee.
Insurgent attacks in northern Mozambique have escalated throughout 2025, with analysts warning that the violence has become unusually sustained. Instead of short, sporadic assaults, some areas are now facing continuous attacks lasting weeks.
In Cabo Delgado’s Palma district, militants carried out assaults for the first time in four years, further raising alarm.
Humanitarian needs are now outstripping capacity. Aid workers warn that food supplies, medical kits and basic relief items are rapidly depleting, as agencies struggle to keep up with the scale of new arrivals amid limited funding.
Since 2017, violence by non-state armed groups has displaced more than 1.3 million people across Mozambique.
