Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem
With the change in leadership of Frelimo, the country is likely to have a new president after the elections on 9 October
Bonomade Machude Omar was one of the leaders of the insurgency that has sought to impose Islamic law in the north of Mozambique
However, the decreased number of attacks does not mean peace has descended upon Cabo Delgado
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
Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days
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
Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela uses the continent’s security problems as a prism through which to cast his dark agenda against Israel into the minds of Africa’s youth
What seems to have informed South African Development Community’s new approach is the need to enhance the gains made in controlling the insurgency
People live a ‘hellish existence’ in countries such as South Sudan, northern Mozambique, the DRC but these are a blip on the international media’s news cycle
Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?
The leader of the insurgency in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado province is described as ‘sinister and brutal’ but ‘with a sense of justice’
With regional forces retaking Cabo Delgado, insurgents turn their attention inland
Young Mozambicans in the country’s north, who are driven to join Islamic insurgents by poverty, must be included in peace and security efforts
The strife in Cabo Delgado has displaced more than 800 000 people. Some have found their way to the Rapale transit centre, where they are struggling to survive as foreign and local forces fight over their homelands.
It is now considerably more difficult for Mozambicans in the conflict-hit province to use financial services
Informal banking and trade are both a lifeline for local communities and a grey area for terror financing, requiring progressive efforts to develop rather than de-risk
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
Mozambique is in no position to contribute significantly to the broader array of maritime security endeavours. That’s why international partners need to play a role
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
We reveal details of the South African National Defence Force’s contribution to the Southern African Development Community’s military mission to rid Mozambique of insurgents
Citing security concerns, the government gave refugees just 14 days to report to the country’s only refugee camp
The countries offering training are the SADC, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and the United States while it appears that Rwanda ‘has plans to deploy’
A new report by the International Crisis Group examines the ongoing insurgency in northern Mozambique and looks at what needs to be done to stop it. The group’s Horn of Africa researcher, Meron Elias, answers key questions about the conflict
Mozambique’s ruling party thought gas would secure a wealthy future, but that dream faded and finally was shattered by attacks that sent energy giant Total packing
Mozambique is starting to accept it needs more than private military aid to fight the Islamic State insurgency
In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality
Amnesty International has released a report that implicates Al-Shabaab, the military and mercenaries in atrocities in Cabo Delgado province
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so