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This report examines IS-M’s capabilities, its expansion beyond Cabo Delgado Province, and Mozambique’s counter-terrorism efforts.

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Sub-Saharan Africa to include post-election unrest in Mozambique, nationwide power grid collapses in Nigeria, and the upcoming constitutional referendum in Gab...

On October 9, Mozambique will hold joint legislative and presidential elections after a contentious municipal election cycle the previous year. In the lead up to elections, there have been over 30 recorded political demo...

Climate change is increasingly affecting safety and security in countries in southern Africa. Droughts will almost certainly become more common and tropical cyclones in the southwest Indian Ocean will almost certainly in...

Islamic State-Mozambique (IS-M) insurgents recently launched a large, complex attack on the port town of Palma, located just 12 miles from private-sector liquified natural gas (LNG) sites on the Afungi Peninsula. This re...

A Mozambican insurgent group affiliated with ISIS continues to terrorize northeastern Mozambique. Cabo Delgado province, known for its vast liquified natural gas reserves, has been experiencing attacks at the hands of IS...

The growing insurgency in Cabo Delgado has threatened the security of oil and gas companies operating within the province. Looking forward, the oil and gas sector will remain to be at a unique risk due to its potential t...

Attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province have steadily increased in intensity and breadth since ISIS’s attack claim in June 2019. In late March, ISIS militants captured the coastal towns of Mocímboa da Praia and Qui...

OSAC created this report for the Maputo Country Council as an overview of kidnapping in Mozambique, with suggested mitigation measures. The report also looks at the uptick in carjackings/vehicle attacks in the central So...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

A spate of anti-immigrant violence targeting foreign-owned businesses recently took place across South Africa’s populous Gauteng province, an area that includes the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. At least nine peop...

Since 2017, militants have carried out attacks in six districts of northern Moazambique, resulting in over 200 deaths. Despite ongoing counter-insurgency operations and a heightened security presence in the region, attac...

On February 21, one individual was killed and six were injured in two incidents in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The two attacks on the convoys appear linked, having occurred near each other and involved t...

Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes smoothly, the affected state will often experience some disruptions that could impact private-sector o...

Since October 2017, sporadic attacks carried out by suspected Islamic fundamentalists have destabilized Mozambique’s northernmost province, Cabo Delgado. The attacks appear to have evolved from an initial assault on gove...

Sporadic attacks carried out by suspected Islamic fundamentalists have occurred of late in Mozambique’s northeasternmost province, Cabo Delgado. Constituents with operations in the region should consider reevaluating the...

More than 20 years after the end of a decades-long civil war, sporadic fighting has flared up between opposition and government forces in Mozambique, continuing long-running disputes over the distribution of power and na...

Due to the perceived wealth and influence of U.S. private-sector employees, kidnapping continues to pose a significant threat to OSAC constituents operating overseas. In addition to kidnap for ransom by criminal organiza...

Numerous reported incidents of violent criminal activity have occurred in areas surrounding Maputo and the suburb of Matola in recent weeks. Rumors have spread that a criminal organization named G-20 is responsible for a...

At approximately 2:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 30, a small explosion took place outside of a private home on Avenida Zimbabwe, a residential street in Sommerschield I, which is an affluent neighborhood in Mozamb...