Mozambique’s Quiet Threat to Regional Stability and U.S. Interests
A wave of violently suppressed political protests following the October 2024 National Election Commission’s announcement that the ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo had won the presidential election has rocked Mozambique. Coupled with an ongoing insurgency in the north and a spate of kidnappings of business leaders, these challenges risk jeopardizing U.S. strategic interests, specifically political stability and access to strategic resources such as critical minerals. Protecting U.S. interests will require the Trump administration to take a balanced approach that, leveraging America’s economic heft, both preserves the existing bilateral partnership with Mozambique while pushing for greater government accountability and transparency. The post Mozambique’s Quiet Threat to Regional Stability and U.S. Interests appeared first on War on the Rocks.
A wave of violently suppressed political protests following the October 2024 National Election Commission’s announcement that the ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo had won the presidential election has rocked Mozambique. Coupled with an ongoing insurgency in the north and a spate of kidnappings of business leaders, these challenges risk jeopardizing U.S. strategic interests, specifically political stability and access to strategic resources such as critical minerals. Protecting U.S. interests will require the Trump administration to take a balanced approach that, leveraging America’s economic heft, both preserves the existing bilateral partnership with Mozambique while pushing for greater government accountability and transparency.
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