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The smell of gas: insurgency in Mozambique

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Insurgency in Cabo Delgado

This chapter explores the escalating violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where civilians suffer amid an intensified insurgency and humanitarian crisis. It examines the socio-economic factors driving the conflict, the insurgents' affiliations, and the complexities of international responses to the crisis, including the implications of U.S. designations linking local jihadist groups to ISIS.

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