[MilitantWire] The recent resurgence of fighting in northern Mozambique is once again triggering alarms among observers. Attempts to resolve the violence are threatened by politics from elsewhere in Africa.
Data recently released by ACLED’s Mozambique Conflict Monitor for the first two weeks of March 2026 paint a somewhat bleak picture for the region. During the period covered, there were at least five incidents of political violence documented in the country. These resulted in the deaths of around 30 people, with at least two of the fatalities being civilians. The Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) was found to have been behind four additional events across Mozambique.
The numbers for the length of the insurgency may show why the interest in the country appears to be lackluster, to place it mildly. Since October 1, 2017, there have been a total of 2,338 acts of violence in Cabo Delgado. A total of 6,498 fatalities have occurred, with 2,721 of the deaths being civilians. ISM has launched 2,168 recorded attacks across the rest of the country. The situation in northern Mozambique is drawing some interest now in Washington.
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