Mozambique's government recently made headlines by signing a peace agreement with the longtime rebel group, Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo). The deal has since been hailed as a harbinger for greater stability in the country. But a new insurgency in Mozambique's far north now poses a much greater threat, given its proximity to the East African nation's burgeoning offshore energy sector. Since late 2017, unknown assailants have attacked dozens of villages and some government positions in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province. The crude tactics are often the same: militants swarm a village and shoot or behead residents unable to flee quickly enough, before setting fire to homes and businesses. The attackers have yet to list any public demands, though there are rumors they may have regional or international jihadist connections. (Locals are calling them "al Shabaab" and "Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Hamo.