Mohamed Abdiweli Tohow, a freelance journalist, was arrested at around 9 p.m. on 29 September as he was on his way to verify reports of attacks by Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a, an armed group opposed to the authorities in Galmudug. According to the information obtained by NUSOJ, Tohow’s arrest was ordered by Police Commander Mohamed Sanjeh, who was annoyed with his coverage of the
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Introduction
Since early October 2017, when the Islamist militants or jihadists – identified as the Ansar al-Sunna – launched their first attacks in the villages and towns of Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, insurgency and conflict has continued to escalate, targeting civilians, public infrastructure and government buildings. Although the Government of Mozambique continues to make concerted efforts to fight and subdue the terrorist insurgency through its national defence forces, the
Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique (FADM), a series of battles with the terrorist militants has resulted in widespread violence, insecurity, the death of over 2 400 people
[1] and the displacement of over 500 000 civilians by the end of November 2020.
Uganda, in the backyard of ISIS-DRC.
On 24 March, Islamist insurgents attacked the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma, killing dozens of people and looting and destroying buildings. The incident forced French energy giant
Total to abandon its multibillion-dollar liquid natural gas processing plant at nearby Afungi.
Theoretically,
Total will return if
Mozambique s security forces can guarantee a sufficient radius of stability around Afungi - one that would certainly include Palma. But there are ominous signs that
Total isn t contemplating a return anytime soon. Was it significant that the company wrote to at least one sub-contractor in April informing them of the termination - not suspension - of contracts to build accommodation for construction workers at Afungi?