Inclusive dialogue: a priority for resolving the Cabo Delgado insurgency

Mozambique needs a nuanced approach that can open channels for local conflict resolution. The armed insurgency in Cabo Delgado entered its eighth year in October 2025. Despite extensive military efforts, jihadists remain active and pose a serious threat to military and human security. Now under new leadership, the Mozambican government continues to prioritise an exclusively militarised response even though this approach has consistently failed to contain violent extremism. Attempts to resolve the conflict through dialogue have had little impact as they lack government support.