Arlindo Chissale, the Mozambican activist and journalist who knew too much

Arlindo Chissale (at left) is among the opposition activists who have been killed or disappeared in the 2024 post-election violence in Mozambique. He was also a journalist who had spent the previous years covering the security situation in the region of Cabo Delgado, the scene of an Islamist insurrection. In this role, he had been in contact with the FRANCE 24 Observers team. © Observers

Arlindo Chissale, a journalist and activist who was in contact with the FRANCE 24 Observers team, disappeared on January 7, 2025, in the region of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, which is the scene of a deadly Islamist insurrection. Chissale spoke out about topics the Mozambican government did not want out in the open – a pursuit that his friends say put him in danger.

“Mozambique Exposed” is an investigation being carried out by a consortium of 30 journalists from ten different media outlets based in France, Germany, the United States, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Rwanda and Mozambique and coordinated by Forbidden Stories. FRANCE 24 and RFI are partners in this project.