Mozambique: experience of violent extremism 2021

Around 30 percent of respondents in Mozambique cited they feared armed attacks from political and religious extremists during the previous two years. Six percent reported they have already experienced such violence. Mozambique has seen the deterioration of an ongoing conflict in the northern province Cabo Delgado. Non-state armed groups are accused of perpetrating extreme violent attacks, including arbitrary killings and detentions, human trafficking, and kidnapping.

Fear and experience of armed attack by political and religious extremists in Mozambique as of 2021

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Mozambique

Survey time period

May to July 2021

Number of respondents

1,110 respondents

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked:
"Please tell me whether, in the past two years, you have ever personally feared any of the following types of violence: An armed attack by political or religious extremists? [If yes:] Have you actually personally experienced this type of violence in the past two years?".

The source adds: "Insecurity prevented Afrobarometer survey teams from collecting data in rural Cabo Delgado, so our findings probably under-report fear and experience of violent extremism in Mozambique".

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