ACLED 154d ago

Kidnapping for ransom and extortion have become a key focus of Islamic State Mozambique’s activity. In 2025, incidents quadrupled and accounted for 10% of the group’s recorded activity, targeting passenger buses, commercial traffic, private vehicles, and small boats moving between coastal towns and villages. In our latest webinar, #ACLED Senior Analyst, Peter Bofin, explained how these short-term kidnappings and roadblock extortion are carried out, why they can generate high returns, and how payments are typically made.