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Mozambique: Homicide

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 10816, tabled on 23 October 2024

Question

Mark Ferguson
Labour
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) French and (b) Mozambique counterpart on the alleged massacre of civilians by Mozambican military personnel at the TotalEnergies plant in 2021.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
Labour
Oxford East
Commons

Answered on

28 October 2024

Our High Commissioner in Mozambique has raised the alleged massacre of civilians at the TotalEnergies plant in 2021 with representatives of the Government of Mozambique and local counterparts, alongside France and the US. The UK is offering continued support to Mozambique on responding to the ongoing IS-Mozambique insurgency in Cabo Delgado. This support includes programmes aimed at building local resilience to violent extremism, and security and human rights training of Mozambican Armed Forces.

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