Mali, a country's with one of Africa's most famous civilizations, the Timbuktu civilization, has over the last decade been in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Most recently, the country has been hit by a wave of anti-government demonstrations with protestors demanding that the president resigns. Over the past few weeks, Mali has seen mass demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has struggled to stem rising takfiri terrorist attacks and inter-communal violence in northern and central parts of the country.
Political tensions have been rising across this West African country since a disputed legislative election in March. Some of the results were later overturned by the countrys constitutional court in a decision that was perceived to benefit Keitas party, sparking protests in different cities.
Protests have not subsided even after President Keita dissolved the constitutional court and appointed three new judges. And also in this episode we are going to Mozambique a country which is being described as one of the most promising countries on the African continent in terms of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
This southern African nation has more than 125 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves. This country has recently seen an upsurge in terrorist attacks. We are asking, what's behind terrorist attacks in this gas rich southern African state?