Current Unrest in Mozambique

[Watching and Waiting]

AI summary of this article:  Islamic State Resurging in Mozambique

 

• The Islamic State in Mozambique is resurging after adapting its approach throughout parts of the country, taking advantage of poor governance and myriad grievances of the local population.
• ISIS-Mozambique has attracted foreign fighters from throughout the region, including jihadists from Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Africa.
• Between July 2021 and late 2023, international forces reclaimed territory from the insurgents, although they failed to improve governance in these areas, providing ISIS-Mozambique an opportunity to resurge.
• ISIS-Mozambique maintains the same strategic objectives as other Islamic State affiliates, focused on capturing territory and governing it with the same methodology the group has employed in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, and Mali, at various points.

 

Last I checked, there is no current jw.org news reports of activity of our brothers there.  This is bound to be affecting them.  There is reports of 6,000 prisoners escaping one high-security prison in Maputo amidst widespread civil unrest. Three other prisons were also breached.

 

32,420,000 population

87,668 peak publishers

398 ration 1 publisher to

81,454 2023 average publishers

6,763 baptized in 2023

 

It is clearly political in nature, but we can certainly pray for the safety of our brothers and their using ‘soundness of mind’ as they go about their lives.  Perhaps some on our forum may know more about the situation of our brothers.