Mozambican Insurrection in Cabo Delgado from 2017 – 2021
Sections:
Introduction (Thesis included)
– Historical Context (Colonial Rule, Frelimo Rise and Insurgency, Independence, Civil War, Political standing today) A history filled of violence and people not being suppported by government.
– Insurgency and violence since 2017
– Corruption within politics (Disconnect between capital Maputo and governance in Cabo Delgado)
– Illicit economies tied to Cabo Delgado (heroin trade)
– Natural Gas boom (French company Total suspending 20 billion dollar investment into natural gas project) this boom is not benefiting the people.
– Recruitment of disgruntled muslim youth incentivizing recruitment with money
– What should be done? 1st strengthening the armed forces in Mozambique. Then secondly commitment to developing local economies and offering more jobs for youth to keep out of violent extremist groups
Helpful stuff:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/southern-africa/mozambique/303-stemming-insurrection-mozambiques-cabo-delgado
STRONG PARTY, WEAK STATE? FRELIMO AND STATE SURVIVAL THROUGH THE MOZAMBICAN CIVIL WAR: AN ANALYTICAL NARRATIVE ON STATE-MAKING
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.863.8759&rep=rep1&type=pdf
A History of Mozambique
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vLzp_zs1t6cC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=history+of+mozambique&ots=xeFSa722VA&sig=oGtpSkn-RFEAXNDe83irD-qARl0#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20mozambique&f=false
A Short History of Mozambique
https://books.google.com/books?id=c2lNDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Jihadi Insurgency in Mozambique Grows in Sophistication and Reach
https://ctc.usma.edu/jihadi-insurgency-in-mozambique-grows-in-sophistication-and-reach/
Islam and Chiefship in Mozambique
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277256942_Islam_and_Chiefship_in_Northern_Mozambique
The heroin coast
The heroin coast: A political economy along the eastern African seaboard
Where crime compounds conflict
Islamic Attacks in Mozambique Threaten to Disrupt Total
https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamist-attacks-in-mozambique-threaten-to-disrupt-total-led-natural-gas-project-11597944723
The emergence of violent extremism in Northern Mozambique
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/the-emergence-of-violent-extremism-in-northern-mozambique/
Cabo Ligado: Mozambique Weekly
The Mozambique Conflict and Deteriorating Security Situation
https://institute.global/policy/mozambique-conflict-and-deteriorating-security-situation
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