Attacks by jihadists apparently linked to the ISIS militia “Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamma’ah” have increased in the Pemba province, northern Mozambique. Communities are on edge as they have virtually been left defenceless in the face of attack. Living in abject poverty they somehow manage to survive as is the case of a community involved in growing oysters.
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