Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgency Persists Amid Failed Military Strategy

Eight years on, northern Mozambique’s terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops.

Cabo Delgado’s armed insurgency marked its eighth anniversary this October. With attacks occurring on a near-daily basis, terrorism continues to pose a serious threat to local communities.

Over the past eight years, the Mozambican government has responded almost exclusively with a military approach, deploying state forces, private military companies and foreign…