Tag: SADC
SA committed to SADC law and order maintenance, says Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to maintain law within its borders and actively play a part in combating any form...
SADC top man meets Mnangagwa
The numbers read seven down, nine to go for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary’s undertaking to meet the leaders of all...
Madagascar signs up for SADC charter to stop IUU fishing
Indian Ocean island country Madagascar is on the verge of committing to a Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional fisheries control and surveillance initiative.
The...
SADC “fairly stable and peaceful” – executive secretary
Elias Mogosi, the top official of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), told a senior European foreign affairs specialist the region is “fairly stable...
SAMIM “transit” to lower level confirmed by SADC
A top “organ” of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved downscaling the regional bloc’s military commitment to strife-torn northern Mozambique.
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ISS: SADC and Rwanda shouldn’t go it alone in Mozambique
Troops from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have achieved some important results in northern Mozambique, where an insurgency has been ongoing...
SADC resources “channelled” to SAMIM
The southern African regional bloc’s support to peace and security programme (SPSS) reports “fundamental achievements” in four result areas on strategic policy documents and...
SAMIM deployment extended and mandate altered
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) is to be downgraded from a full enforcement operation to a peacekeeping mission.
This was...
SADC capacity building mission continues in Mozambique
Ongoing fighting in Cabo Delgado is not deterring the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from efforts to put the strife-torn northern Mozambican province back...
Ramaphosa recommits SADC to Mozambique
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told his Mozambican counterpart Felipe Nyusi that support for the “fight against terrorism-backed conflict and insurgency” in Cabo Delgado...
SADC envoys prepare for Heads of State visit to Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) can expect a Heads of State visit in the not too distant future.
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SADC regional counter terrorism centre launched
The Southern African regional bloc now has a Regional Counter Terrorism Centre (RCTC) as “a dedicated structure to co-ordinate regional efforts”.
The RCTC officially came...
ISS: Lessons for Mozambique after France’s withdrawal from the Sahel
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent decision to withdraw troops from Mali nine years after first intervening in the conflict against jihadi separatists sparked debate...
Sustaining security in Mozambique a tall task
Amid the many challenges of rooting out Islamist extremists from the dense forests of northeastern Mozambique lies another issue — how to sustain the...
Commitments questioned as Cabo Delgado bleeds
As a Christian pastor roamed his fields outside Nova Zambézia village in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province on 15 December, insurgents surprised him and his...
Ramaphosa to visit SAMIM troops on Mozambique trip
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Mozambique on a working visit at the invitation of Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi. While in the southern African...
SADC extends SAMIM deployment
Soldiers from eight southern African countries will remain in Mozambique for an as yet unknown length of time, an extraordinary summit of Southern African...
SADC summit on Mozambique insurgency to be held this week
The first Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the year that was due to be held...
South African soldier killed during combat in Mozambique
A member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was shot and killed by insurgents in Cabo Delgado whilst fighting with the SADC...
Pandor confirms SAMIM extension, gives no timeline
Naledi Pandor, the South African government’s senior international relations and co-operation go-to person, told her last media briefing of the year the Southern African...