Description: After the inauguration of President – elect Daniel Chapo, civil unrest in Mozambique reached new levels of violence and protest. The streets have been filled with police presence, while protestors aim to topple the government in a suspected rigged election which gave power to Daniel Chapo. With the prison escape incident in Dec, elevated ISIS – M presence in the country, the country’s violent escalation is imminent. Despite reassurances from Daniel Chapo, civil unrest and violence are far from over as hospitals are full of wounded civilians.
Impact: With elevated levels of violence, terrorist presence and Mozambique’s police and military widely spread in the country, civil unrest and further conflicts between the public and the government are imminent. Daniel Chapo’s reassurances of finding a resolution to the current situation falls on deaf ears with the public as Mozambique also faces the looming threat of ISIS – M who have been present in the country since 2017. Without the international community’s intervention, violence escalation in the country is imminent.