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Mozambique still at risk: despite the peace process, a serious crisis looms
Keine Entwarnung in Mosambik: trotz Friedensprozess verdichten sich die Anzeichen für eine ernste Krise
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Abstract In early August 2019 the president of Mozambique and the leader of the largest opposition party signed a new peace agreement. This has revived the peace process between the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) and the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), which has been in power since 1994. Gr... view more
In early August 2019 the president of Mozambique and the leader of the largest opposition party signed a new peace agreement. This has revived the peace process between the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) and the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), which has been in power since 1994. Great challenges remain, such as the disarmament and reintegration of RENAMO fighters. Furthermore, new trouble spots have emerged: Since October 2017, a wave of violence has cost the lives of well over 300 people in Cabo Delgado Province. Although "Islamic State" (IS) has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks, the motives and structures of the group responsible remain unclear. Its occurrence points to profound social cleavages and alienation between the population and the political elite. At the same time, the north of Mozambique has become a hub for the illicit economy. Criminal transactions are above all symptoms of state neglect and extensive impunity. Experience from other conflict regions shows that this constellation can have fatal consequences. For this reason, international actors including the German government should press for rapid and far-reaching measures that go beyond the official peace process. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Mozambique; peace process; peace negotiation; peace treaty; civil war; political conflict; political violence; fundamentalism; Islam; terrorism; organized crime; corruption; Southern Africa
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Religiöser Fundamentalismus; Militanter Islam
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 36/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C36
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications