Mozambique: Accepts That Popular Discontent Is a Factor in Cabo Delgado Conflict

Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday accepted that “popular dissatisfaction’ is one of the factors behind terrorist attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado – but is not a sufficient reason for anyone to join the ranks of the terrorists.

He was speaking at a meeting with representatives of 25 extra-parliamentary political parties, several of whom stressed the conflict in Cabo Delgado as one of the main threats facing the country.

The chairperson of the Podemos Party,…