The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Thursday provisionally expanded its military mission to combat armed groups in northern Mozambique, the organization announced.
The SADC points out, in a statement, that the deployment of the force has achieved “significant achievements and milestones” in the fight against “terrorism.”
The decision was made during an extraordinary summit of troika of the SADC Heads of State and Government, meeting today in virtual format and in which Mozambique was represented by its Head of State, Filipe Nyusi.
“The summit provisionally approved the extension of SAMIM’s mandate [a sigla inglesa da missão militar da SADC]in addition to July 15, 2022, to allow the continuation of operations”, refers to a statement released by the Presidency of the Republic of Mozambique.
The provisional extension of the deployment of troops from southern Africa will last until “the consideration and consideration of the comprehensive SAMIM report by the ordinary summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, scheduled for August 17 and 18, 2022, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Continued in the note.
THE troika praised the role and efforts of the South African President and the SADC Agency for Cooperation in the Areas of Politics, Defense and Security, Cyril Ramaphosa, in maintaining lasting peace and security in the region, according to the statement.
At today’s meeting, SADC leaders observed a minute of silence in honor of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, who died on the 8th in Barcelona.
In addition to Filipe Nyusi, the meeting of troika Cyril Ramaphosa, Lazarus Chakwera, and DR Congo Head of State Félix Tshisekedi attended.
Cabo Delgado province is rich in natural gas but has been terrorized since 2017 by armed rebels, with some attacks claimed by the Islamic State extremist group.
There are some 800,000 internally displaced persons due to the conflict, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and some 4,000 dead, according to the ACLED conflict registration project.
Since July 2021, an offensive by government troops with the support of Rwanda, to which the Southern African Development Community (SADC) later joined, has allowed the recovery of areas where there was a presence of rebels, but their flight has provoked new attacks. . in other districts it is used as a passage or shelter.
Source: TSF
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