Christians, mostly Roman Catholics, constitute 59% of Mozambique’s population; Muslims comprise 19%. However, the Islamic State (ISIS) has begun to step up operations in the country’s gas-rich northeast, where the Muslim population is largely concentrated.
“At Least Ten More Christians Killed in Northern Mozambique,” Barnabas Aid, December 4, 2024:
At least ten more Christians have been killed in the closing days of November as a wave of violence continues across northern Mozambique. Fighters from Islamic State Mozambique (IS-M) attacked a Christian village in the Ancuabe District of Cabo Delgado, the worst affected province, slaughtering six. Four others were captured and killed in the neighboring province of Ituri. In another attack on November 27, IS-M fighters burned homes and church buildings in the Chiúre District of Cabo Delgado, but no casualties were reported….
