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S African bloc to send troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique

By AFP
June 24, 2021

Maputo: Countries in Southern Africa said Wednesday they had agreed to deploy forces to help quell a jihadist insurgency wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique over the past three years.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved the deployment of the "SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to combat of terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado," the executive secretary Stergomena Tax said at the end of a one-day summit.