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Mozambique: EU boosts military support amid energy crisis

Mozambique: EU boosts military support amid energy crisis

European Union said on Thursday it would provide additional support to an African military mission in Mozambique, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the bloc’s reliance on Russian energy, Reuters reported. The EU is hunting alternative sources of energy since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Mozambique has …

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SADC extends troop deployment in Mozambique

SADC extends troop deployment in Mozambique

Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed on Thursday to extend their troop deployment in Mozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency, Reuters reported. The countries, linked in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), agreed last year to send troops to Mozambique. The mission’s mandate was …

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Mozambique: villagers rescued after being abducted by Islamists

Villagers rescued after being abducted by Islamists

Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops rescued forty-seven people who had been kidnapped in northern Mozambique by Islamists. There was no confrontation between SADC troops and the Islamic State-linked militants, because the five hostage-takers fled when they realised the presence of the regional force, reports say. Read also: Cambridge to …

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