Terrorism in Mozambique needs African solutions2020-12-18On 14 December, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi convened a meeting of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security to discuss the situation in Cabo Delgado. On the one hand, it must respond to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Mozambique, which it condemns as terrorism. Mozambique resists any kind of external support that may lead to multilateral foreign interventionThe Southern African region has never experienced terrorism of this scale in its post-colonial history. Any intervention must draw lessons from other African regions such as the Sahel, West Africa, North Africa and East Africa, where terrorism threatens lives daily. Southern Africa team, Institute for Security Studies, PretoriaIn South Africa Daily Maverick has exclusive rights to re-publish ISS Today articles.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 18, 2020 09:11 UTC