Mozambique: Dialogue Must Complement Military Action in Cabo Delgado

Rather than focusing on counter-terrorism operations, dialogue should be supported as a way to tackle local dynamics sustaining the insurgency.

Despite sustained counter-insurgency operations and foreign troop deployments in Mozambique’s north, armed groups remain active and capable of adapting to evolving security pressures. This persistence underscores the limitations of a security-first approach and highlights the need to reconsider dialogue as a core component of conflict resolution.

Since…