Sexual violence is surging in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where women and girls are trapped between insurgents and soldiers after nearly a decade of conflict. Rich in natural gas, precious stones and lithium, the northern province has been scarred by attacks from Islamist militants and reprisals by Mozambique's armed forces. This seventh instalment of Mozambique Exposed – an investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories to which RFI contributed – examines how women have paid the price.
Just before dawn one morning in March 2021, gunfire woke Olessa Ibrahimou as armed men stormed her village near Palma in northern Mozambique.
