Empowering Local Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique is a chapter from a book called Extremisms in Africa, an Anthology Series It is a collection of chapters that seek to the phenominon of extremism(s) from an informed social science and humanities perspective, that is necesarily multi- and trans-dipciplinary in nature. The book draws on a diverse set of sthrengths, embracing Journalists, athropologists, conflict analysts, security sector specialists, academics, researchers and practictioners to produce this timely volume.