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In Mozambique, jihadism thrives on drug trafficking

2021-05-29T15:32:02.134Z


REPORT -The country is plagued. In Pemba, in the northeast of the country, the population has doubled in a year with the influx of displaced people due to terror by the local branch of the Islamic State. Total halted its activities after the attack on its Palma base.


From our special correspondent in Pemba and Maputo.

In 2013, a shipment of 600 kg of white powder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discovered by the Mozambican police in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

On May 12, the French surveillance frigate

Nivôse

seized more than 40 million euros of heroin and amphetamines on the Mozambican coast.

Over the years, the region has become a hub for drug trafficking.

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Plagued by the corruption of its elites, the Mozambican government is struggling to monitor its 3,000 kilometers of coastline to fight against criminal organizations.

No wonder armed groups are on the increase.

The terrorist attacks of individuals who present themselves as jihadists have left nearly 3,000 dead and 700,000 displaced since 2017. On March 23, the attack on the city of Palma, where the Total group had installed its gas project, had caused the withdrawal of all investors

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Source: lefigaro

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