Beitrag vom 29.07.2021

The Africa Report

Mozambique: Rwandan troops celebrate first success, South Africa forces arrive

By Carien du Plessis

Battle-hardened Rwandan soldiers have claimed their first victories over insurgents in northern Mozambique. Meanwhile South Africa is beginning to deploy its troops to its neighbour to enforce SADC's operation to stamp out the Islamist insurgency in the north.

The Rwandan Joint Force that was deployed to Mozambique is already celebrating its first successes against insurgents, while the first soldiers from the long-awaited Southern African Development Community (SADC) have only started trickling in.

There is also some uncertainty within SADC member countries as well as within its secretariat about how their forces will operate alongside the Rwandan troops, who were sent after a bilateral agreement with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi.

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