The East African Community (EAC) has urged Democratic Republic of Congo’s leader to respect regional states’ move to deploy forces in an attempt to stabilise eastern parts of his country, the BBC reported. President Félix Tshisekedi on Tuesday accused the East African force of not doing its job, warning if …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »South African bloc pledges to fight jihadists in Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has pledged to continue to help fight jihadist groups in northern Mozambique. The mission will see a continued presence of military personnel there for the next few months, with the long-term plan being to de-escalate the violence and help to bring stability to the …
Read More »South African countries brace for second storm
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) bloc’s Climate Services Centre (CSC) has warned of heavy rainfall that could be triggered by an impending tropical storm, called Batsirai. The CSC said Batsirai is evolving from the south-western Indian Ocean. Countries in the region that are likely to be affected are Malawi, …
Read More »South Africa to help Eswatini solve its crisis
Eswatini’s King Mswati III and the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed to work together to set up a national dialogue forum to resolve the intensifying protests in Eswatini. The agreement comes after the king met President Cyril Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the security organ of the Southern African …
Read More »SADC delegation expected in Eswatini after violent protests
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegation, led by a former South African minister, is due to meet with King Mswati III there, after violent protests in recent days in Eswatini. According to civil society, at least seven people were killed this Wednesday, October 20, 2021 during a demonstration against …
Read More »Mozambique: 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 …
Read More »SADC agrees to extend troops for Mozambican mission
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), has agreed to extend the presence of regional troops fighting militants in the northern part of Mozambique. The Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi has confirmed the extension on Tuesday at the end of an extraordinary summit which was called to assess the performance of the …
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