João Feijó, an analyst and researcher at the Observatório do Meio Rural (OMR), believes that the new attacks in Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country, contradict the "victorious vision" of the Mozambican executive and reveal that the country is unable to guarantee security for the return of French company TotalEnergies.

In a report published on the RFI portal this Tuesday, João Feijó acknowledged that the attacks in the north of the country have never stopped happening and run counter to the Mozambican government's "victorious vision".

"The attacks have always continued, with more or less intensity and violence. The insurgents have always moved around there and had contact with the population. What's happening is that now they're in the news because they've carried out spectacular attacks to counter this victorious vision of the Mozambican government, their main opponent," explained the analyst and researcher, noting that "these attacks usually precede the Mozambican government's statements on security issues for the return of the French oil company to Cabo Delgado.

"When the Mozambican government starts advertising the issue of security for Total's return, they make a point of showing that things aren't quite right," he stressed, emphasizing that the attacks have never stopped happening.

However, the researcher admits that the insurgency will continue, reiterating that the death of one terrorist does not mean the end of the violence.

"This will continue for a long time. There's no end in sight. It's not because a leader is killed that it ends. In fact, another one will immediately appear, perhaps with a desire to avenge the previous one, or perhaps even more radical and violent," he says.

Nevertheless, Feijó warns of the privileged relationships that terrorists have with civilians, particularly in terms of sharing information and recruitment capacity.

"They [the insurgents] continue to have relations with civilians, from whom they acquire their logistics at generous prices. They continue to have information, to receive food and recruitment capacity. This is nothing new, they have always controlled this area, including the coast," he concludes.

The province of Cabo Delgado has been the scene of an armed insurgency for more than six years, with some attacks claimed by the extremist group Islamic State, which has already caused one million displaced people and around 4,000 deaths.