Experts argue that Mozambique must rethink the long-term consensual development model, which can help mitigate conflicts that the country has been experiencing.

Several factors have been pointed out as being at the origin of the violent conflicts in Mozambique, among which are the government's actions regarding issues that could contribute to the harmonious development of the country.

The academic Fernando Cardoso considers that there are aspects that increase conflicts in Mozambique, although they may have nothing to do with the war in Cabo Delgado.

He said that these aspects have to do with "the government's performance in solving the problems of peasants in various parts of Mozambique, the distribution of land, and the way mineral resources are being used by local traders and power elites.

"This is what has, in some way, increased popular resentment against Frelimo (the ruling party), but this is not the war in Cabo Delgado - these are elements that explain why there is not more popular support for the central government's actions," said the academic.

Lack of opportunities

In some circles of opinion, there is a feeling that there are Mozambicans who have access to opportunities and others who don't, and that is why people talk with their mouths full in the center, in the south, and in the north, because there is a lack of thinking about how Mozambicans can have the same opportunities, and it is held that this is a reason for conflict.

University lecturer Paulo Uache, says that Mozambique needs to design a development strategy, "where we say in 10 or 30 years what our priority areas are and what budget we are going to allocate.

"I'm not talking about the (government's) five-year plan, but a congregating and not philosophical element as was, in my opinion, the 20-25 Plan, but a development plan focused on the primary sectors and with tangible economic indicators, so that we can know where the resources will come from and in which areas we should invest first," Uache emphasized.

Sociologist João Feijó also argues that it is necessary to change the country's entire development model, "because we cannot think only about the extractive industry (...) there has to be a concrete, coherent, consensual, long-term plan, which does not exist in Mozambique.

Meanwhile, Salvador Forquilha, from the Institute for Social and Economic Studies, speaking at a seminar at the institution, argued that it is necessary to reinvent the political system, because poverty, instability, and war are not and cannot be seen as a fatality of fate.

"They are largely the product of irresponsible choices and policies of people who govern; understanding this is fundamental, since it is an important condition in the search for solutions to our crises, which involves reinventing our political system so that it can respond to the country's challenges, namely social, economic and political inclusion," he concluded.