Thursday, May 14, 2020

IPD: An Overlooked Conflict: Insurgency in Mozambique

"An Overlooked Conflict: Insurgency in Mozambique"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Scott Morgan
International Policy Digest
May 14, 2020
Originally published:  https://intpolicydigest.org/2020/05/14/an-overlooked-conflict-insurgency-in-mozambique/


The insurgency taking place in the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique will potentially take a new twist. While this is a conflict that does not receive major coverage by the Western media, it is nevertheless important due to the growing levels of violence in the African nation and its regional implications.

Over the last two weeks, speculation has increased that at least two of Mozambique’s neighbors could intervene to combat an insurgency that has been active since November 2017 in the energy-rich northeastern province of Cabo Delgado; local authorities have been unable to deter. The two countries in question are Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Both nations have their reasons for intervening. However, reporting over the plans is murky in and of itself.


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