SADC to review counter-terrorism mission in Mozambique
More than 800,000 people have been displaced since April 2020, following an escalation in the violence
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More than 800,000 people have been displaced since April 2020, following an escalation in the violence
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, who is also the Chairperson of SADC, will chair the Extraordinary Summit.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera will take over from Mozambique’s Filipe Nyusi on August 17.
Deadly conflict in Mozambique’s ruby- and natural gas-rich northernmost coastal province feeds on a mix of colonial-era tensions, inequality and Islamist militancy. To tame the insurrection, Maputo needs to use force, with bespoke assistance from outside partners, and to carefully address underlying grievances.
By Mpho Tebele Gaborone – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi - who Chairs the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security