The authorities in Cabo Delgado estimate that close to a million people have returned to their areas of origin, thanks to the re-establishment of security in the districts affected by terrorism.
The governor of Cabo Delgado, Valige Tauabo, reiterated on Tuesday that the return of families is not obligatory, but some researchers warn of the need to reinforce security and conditions for the survival of the returning population.
The Rural Environment Observatory (ORM), in a study presented this Wednesday (08) in Pemba by researcher João Feijó, notes that in many areas where the population tends to return, there are no basic services and situations of hunger are reported, as well as a weak state presence.
At the same meeting, Fidel Terenciano, a researcher at IDES, argued that the end of the conflict in Cabo Delgado involves valuing local solutions, which are often not taken into account, warning that the local population is not ignorant.
He also said that there will always be sporadic attacks carried out by terrorists or even by individuals posing as members of the Defence and Security Forces to carry out robberies.
For Fidel Terenciano, the link between the Defence and Security Forces and the community is crucial, as is the case with the Rwandan forces, pointing out that many complaints made by the population in the past have been ignored.
For his part, Professor Paulo Israel, who was also present at the meeting, noted that the government’s response to terrorist incursions should not only be military intervention, as there are countries, such as Somalia, where the strategy has failed and attacks have prevailed.
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