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Abstract
For the last three years, Mozambique has been facing an insurgency in its northern province of Cabo Delgado. There is much confusion and debate as to what is going on. Who are the insurgents, what do they want, and where do they come from? Debates have focused particularly on the role of religion and the external dimension of the insurgency. Drawing on fieldwork from 2018 and 2019, this paper focuses on the first attack of the insurgents in October 2017 and uses this to explore the origin, nature and early history of the contemporary armed violence. It uncovers that the insurgents belong to an Islamist sect which began a decade earlier and shifted to armed jihadism in the mid-2010s.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Eastern African Studies |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - 06 Jul 2020 |
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African Security Review (Journal)
Morier-Genoud, E. (Peer reviewer)
30 Jan 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Le Monde (France) - reference to academic article
08/04/2021
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- 1 Other report
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A Insurgência Jihadi em Moçambique. Origens, Natureza e Início
Morier-Genoud, E., 10 Mar 2021, 21 ed. IESE. 24 p. (Cadernos IESE)Translated title of the contribution :The Jihadi Insurgency in Mozambique: origins, nature and beginning Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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