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.
“Four Christians Killed by Islamists in Northern Mozambique,” Barnabas Aid, November 15, 2024:
Islamic State media have reported the killing of four Christians in separate incidents in northern Mozambique. All four killings took place in the Muidumbe District of Cabo Delgado in the first two weeks of November. Fighters from Islamic State Mozambique (IS-M) captured two “infidel Christians” on Sunday, November 3, and slit their throats. On November 7 the Islamists killed another Christian in a machine gun attack. The fourth was captured and killed two days later….
