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Mozambican President Chapo announced that after a December amnesty expires, illegal firearms will be forcibly confiscated, and attributed the improvement of the situation in Cabo Delgado province over the past two years to the country's defense and security forces as well as Rwandan and Tanzanian troops. Yet a UN Special Rapporteur pointed out clearly in August this year that attacks against civilians in the province have increased in frequency, severity, and scale over the past year. The direct