Explaining Security and Insecurity in Africa : the case of Mozambique

Abstract

This study argues for governance security as the eighth dimension of human security using the case of the insurgency in the Northern Province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. It aims to contribute toward a non-western understanding of security and insecurity, with a focus on Africa, which has been marginalized in security literature. The study also examines the current governance challenges faced in Mozambique and their impact on human security. The writer propositions that the governance challenges in Mozambique have led to instability of the country with a consequence of increased levels of poverty and insecurity in the country.