Throughout 2025, Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah rebels demonstrated a renewed interest in local fundraising, specifically seeking to make inroads with Cabo Delgado’s artisanal miners to open a new revenue stream. Neo Tsotetsi examines the nascent emergence of this alliance, and the threat it may come to pose to foreign-owned mining companies across the province.…
The strong links between criminal groups in South Africa and Mozambique have led to the development of sophisticated kidnapping syndicates in both countries. Richard Gardiner explores the factors that have facilitated these ties and why the current situation is unlikely to change anytime soon.
The rising insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province highlights the threat to oil and gas personnel in the region. Darren Davids writes that militants in the region are likely to target expatriate workers in the oil and gas industry, underscoring the importance of a resilient crisis management plan that effectively addresses country evacuation…
Several significant elections are scheduled to take place around the world in 2019, and we review a number of these in this article. From Nigeria to Indonesia, Ukraine and Libya, the outcome of the 2019 electoral season will not only determine the sociopolitical and economic trajectories of individual countries, but also impact domestic and regional…