Southern African bloc to keep troops in Mozambique indefinitely – Bloomberg

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Southern African bloc to keep troops in Mozambique indefinitely – Bloomberg

1:30 CAT | 14 Oct 2021

Photo: Twitter / @SADC_News

Southern African Development Community troops helping to fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province will remain in the country until the situation on the ground is under control, the regional bloc said.

SADC also plans to add more ground forces to hold onto areas retaken from the insurgents, Mpho Molomo, special representative of the chair of the bloc’s organ on politics, defence and security cooperation, told reporters Thursday in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. Fighters are fleeing to Mozambican provinces of Niassa and Nampula, as well as islands off Cabo Delgado coastline and to neighbouring Tanzania, he said.

By Borges Nhamirre

Special Rep. of Chair of Organ & Head of #SADC Mission in Mozambique Prof. Mpho Molomo says terrorism constitutes a serious violation of human rights, threat to peace, security, development & democracy & calls for collective action to combat acts of terrorism & violent extremism pic.twitter.com/tvQIIv8p0V

— SADC Secretariat (@SADC_News) October 14, 2021