“Timid return of the population”

Foto: Estacio Valoi

Two years after the attack on Palma: the timid return of the population, sporadic attacks and the long wait for the resumption of gas projects

The attack on the town of Palma drew the attention of the international community and put violent extremism in Cabo Delgado on the world map. The Government was forced to change its approach: it gave up its bet on mercenary companies and abandoned the rhetoric against the presence of foreign forces, opening doors for the intervention of Rwandan troops and later SADC. Due to pressure from civil society, the Government began to pay more attention to humanitarian and development issues, to tackle the causes of young people’s adherence to violent extremism. Two years later, security, peace and development challenges remain, but there are signs of hope (CDD)

https://cddmoz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Two-years-after-the-attack-on-Palma-the-timid-return-of-the-population-sporadic-attacks-and-the-long-wait-for-the-resumption-of-gas-projects.pdf