It was never going to be easy for Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, to respond to the twin cyclones that battered its central and northern coasts this year.
, meanwhile, approved a $118-million rapid credit facility to the Mozambican government to help them deal with the aftermath of the cyclones.
News of the IMF’s loan was met with criticism in some quarters. “It is a shocking indictment of the international community that a country as impoverished as Mozambique has to borrow from international institutions in order to cope with the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai,” said Sarah-Jayne Clifton, the director of Jubilee Debt Campaign based in the United Kingdom.
The second factor complicating the response in Mozambique is the mysterious insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, which is also where Cyclone Kenneth struck.Over the past 18 months, armed militant groups have launched multiple attacks on villages and government buildings in the province, killing at least 120 people and prompting an equally brutal response from government troops.
The violence has halted aid distribution in some instances, although the UN has promised to continue to provide humanitarian relief. It has also prevented voter registration in the region, ahead of presidential elections scheduled for October.
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