Mozambique’s Islamist uprising — how worried should shipping be?

The Islamist violence along the northern Mozambique coast does not yet pose a threat to shipping, but the situation could change quickly, according to a maritime security expert.

Peter Astbury, senior negotiator at security company MAST, told TradeWinds the country could go the way of Somalia if the lawlessness spreads.

Dozens of people, including foreign workers, were killed in an attack on the coastal town of Palma in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province towards the end of March.