Mosambik

[Schneemann]

Zum hier bereits angesprochenen Islamisten-Problem in Mosambik: CNN stellt das Erstarken der Fundamentalisten in Zusammenhang mit der zusammengestrichenen US-Entwicklungshilfe, wobei das meiner Meinung nur bedingt zielführend ist, da das Problem bereits zuvor schon bestand.

Gleichwohl scheinen die Islamisten immer stärker zu werden:

In Mozambique, an ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs

Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique — Musty salt air crept at dusk over the nets and moored boats on northern Mozambique’s coast as seven armed and uniformed men marched into the fishing community last month, demanding the keys to the mosque. [...] It was only when they unfurled an ISIS banner, the mosque’s imam Sumail Issa told CNN, that it became clear who they were. Also palpable was the new-found confidence of the jihadists, emerging in recent months after the chaotic collapse of US aid funding to one of Africa’s poorest countries. [...]

Mozambique’s gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado region has been ravaged by eight years of killing and land grabs. The insurgents seized control of this coastal town from August 2020 to August 2021, resulting in significant displacement and damage. Four years followed during which Mozambican and Rwandan forces – acting under invitation from Maputo – restored partial order, and Western governments surged aid into the region. Many of those who had fled the violence returned. [...]

On September 7, ISIS began a strident offensive again, hitting its former stronghold of Mocimboa da Praia, beheading dozens of mostly Christian men over the course of several weeks, and triggering the flight of tens of thousands of residents. [...] ISIS violence is surging in Africa, where 79% of the militant Islamist group’s global activity occurred between January and October this year, according to analysis by Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED). ISIS activity in Mozambique peaked in October, now responsible for 11% of its violent actions globally, ACLED said. [...]

USAID also funded projects aimed at reducing ISIS’ ability to recruit. In Mocimboa da Praia, two grants supported projects targeting motorcycle taxi drivers and fishermen – areas of employment where poverty and a lack of opportunity make young men easy prey for the insurgency, according to USAID analysis. [...] A former senior USAID official told CNN: “The abrupt end of USAID programs … opened the door for insurgents to act with greater freedom and impunity.” Studies commissioned by USAID showed the Mozambique insurgency was ultimately fueled by “extreme poverty and marginalization, including an absolute lack of basic services like health and education,” said the former official, who didn’t want to be identified discussing sensitive areas of US policy. [...]

The State Department did not respond to CNN’s questions about the resurgence of ISIS following the withdrawal of US aid. Its statement added: “The United States continues to be the most generous nation in the world. This Administration is significantly enhancing the efficiency and strategic impact of foreign assistance programs around the world. We call on other nations to increase in burden sharing globally.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/21/afric...s-intl-cmd

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