Tue 30 March 2021:
A hotel is the latest flashpoint in a long running conflict in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique.
ISIL-linked fighters besieged the town of Palma, forcing nearly 200 people to seek refuge in a resort.
Many are foreign nationals working on a natural gas project.
The latest assault by the ISIL-linked Al Shabab (not related to the Somali group of the same name) highlights increasing instability in the gas-rich province.
Could the unrest intensify?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Zenaida Machado – Human Rights Watch
Jasmine Opperman – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Fernando Lima – Journalist and political commentator Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
