The government's political initiative on the conflict remains weak and approaches to the jihadists through the Islamic Council of Mozambique (CISLAMO) have proved fruitless due to a lack of interlocutors and confidence mechanisms. The demands of the armed groups have so far been vague and the Chairman of CISLAMO, also a member of the State Council, CHEIKH AMINUDIN MUHAMAD, is not optimistic about the success of the initiatives. READ MORE