Japan gives $1.8m to feed 94,000 people displaced in Cabo Delgado
The money goes through the World Food Programme. Japan has given about $21.4 million to the agency's work in Mozambique since 2019.
Maputo — Japan has pledged $1.8 million to help feed about 94,000 people displaced or otherwise affected by armed conflict in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, the Mozambican news agency AIM reports.
The money will go through the World Food Programme to communities facing food shortages. Attacks by Islamist armed groups since 2017 have driven thousands of people from their homes and disrupted their livelihoods.
- Japan's ambassador, Keiji Hamada, said the contribution would help meet the food needs of those affected.
- The WFP's country director, Claire Conan, said it came at a critical time, with needs growing and resources limited, and pointed to the added pressure of drought.
- Since 2019, Japan has given about $21.38 million to the WFP's emergency work in Mozambique.
Gabriel Belen Monteiro, vice-president of the National Disaster Management Institute, thanked Japan and cited other joint work, including drainage in Beira and studies on flood protection for Maputo.
Source: AIM via AllAfrica, reporting by Zelio Tembe, 15 October 2026.
