Mozambique: The brand new jihadist Playground

The situation in Mozambique has deteriorated markedly in recent months. The northern part of the country, the Cabo Delgado region, has been an area frequented by drug traffickers, who took advantage of its proximity to the Tanzanian border to make their movements. The presence of gas reserves in this area and this criminal base linked to drug trafficking attracted the interest of jihadism, which found in the instability that already existed in the area a huge support to establish itself. At least 180 people, including expatriate workers, have been trapped since Wednesday in a hotel in the northern Mozambican city of…