Mozambique: How Cabo Delgado’s Riches Became Fuel for the Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique

For almost a decade, an Islamist group has terrorised Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. Despite vast reserves of rubies, timber and natural gas, the region remains the country’s poorest. This first instalment of Mozambique Exposed – an investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories to which RFI contributed – examines how exploitation of the region’s wealth, corruption and alleged abuses by security forces helped fuel the insurgency.

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