Bonomade Machude Omar was one of the leaders of the insurgency that has sought to impose Islamic law in the north of Mozambique
A military intervention won’t end the conflict. A peacebuilding process including disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, is needed
Military interventions will not solve the underlying problems that caused the ‘insurgency’ in the first place
First came the insurgency. Then the humanitarian crisis. Now the remaining residents of Cabo Delgado are facing economic ruin
Insurgents have moved into villages that used to be safe, forcing people to flee. That instability is driving widespread hunger
It is now considerably more difficult for Mozambicans in the conflict-hit province to use financial services
Responding to widespread claims that France is funding Rwandan forces, the president says ‘no one is sponsoring’ his army
But anger over human rights abuses in the ruby-rich province fuels resentment and insurgency
The core issues that caused the conflict must be addressed
The countries offering training are the SADC, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and the United States while it appears that Rwanda ‘has plans to deploy’