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President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8 April 2021. The summit deliberated measures to address terrorism in the Republic of Mozambique. Picture: GCIS.

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SADC Troika approves the de-escalation of its mission in Mozambique

By Theto Mahlakoana

This means that it will downgrade from scenario six to scenario five in its support of Mozambique in combating terrorism and acts of violent extremism in the...

  • FILE: Islamic State flag. Picture: 123rf.com

    Govt to cooperate with US to track down 4 SA citizens linked to Isis

    The United States Treasury Department has identified individuals in South Africa that it suspects are associated with Isis-related entities.

    115 days ago
  • FILE: FILE: SANDF members on parade. Picture: Reinart Toerien/Eyewitness News

    SANDF: We are proud Corporal Tebogo Radebe died while serving his country

    SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Andries Mahapa said that Radebe died while protecting the interests of South Africa in Mozambique.

    186 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom's group executive for transmission Segomoco Scheppers was part of a media conference to explain the recent outages on Tuesday. Picture: Pexels

    Eskom: Recent outages caused by network tripping between Zim, Zambia

    Earlier this week, the utility confirmed that a major incident occurred in Zambia affecting the entire Southern African network as power is imported from Cahora Bassa.

    230 days ago
  • King Mswati III with Special Envoy Jeff Radebe at the king's palace in eSwatini. Picture: Kingdom of eSwatini.

    After SADC mediation, eSwatini's King Mswati III calls for calm

    Formerly known as Swaziland, the country has been rocked by demonstrations that broke out in June and have prompted authorities to deploy the army and shut down the internet.

    247 days ago
  • FILE: SADC envoy to Eswatini, Jeff Radebe. Picture: GCIS

    Radebe says SADC hoping to find lasting solution to Eswatini crisis

    Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets in Eswatini, calling once again for King Mswati III to relinquish power and for the small country to start a process of democracy.

    249 days ago
  • A Rwandan soldier walks in front of a burned truck near Palma, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique on 22 September 2021. Since July 2021 a contingent of a thousand Rwandan soldiers and policemen is deployed to Mozambique to fight insurgents that were terrorising populations. The Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) declared few victories among which the liberation of Mocimboia Da Praia which was occupied by jihadist for almost a year. Picture: AFP

    SADC extends mission to fight insurgency in Mozambique

    Northern Mozambique has been attacked by Islamic State-linked militants who have targeted towns and villages for the past four years, in a wave of violence that has claimed at least 3,340 lives and displaced more than 800,000 people.

    264 days ago
  • ‘Mozambique will never walk alone’ - President Ramaphosa at SADC Troika Summit

    President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his closing remarks at the SADC Troika Summit on 5 October 2021 where he mentioned that the SADC would continue to give its support to Mozambique, and also that it would continue to clamp down on acts of terrorism within the SADC region. #CyrilRamaphosa #Mozambique #SADCTroikaSummit

    265 days ago
  • Members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegation sent to eSwatini after meeting with government and civil society groups on 4 July 2021. Picture: @EswatiniGovern1/Twitter

    SADC delegation meets eSwatini civil society groups, assures of second visit

    Organ chair and Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi sent his minister of international affairs, Lemogang Kwape, and his counterparts from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

    356 days ago
  • Members of the SADC delegation leaving the Kingdom of eSwatini on 4 July 2021 amid tensions between pro-democracy activists and government. Picture by eSwatini Government/Twitter

    SADC delegation concludes eSwatini mission seemingly without meeting the king

    The SADC delegation was welcomed by acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku earlier in the day and normally set up delegations meet, or at least pay a courtesy call on the king. But the government hasn't said whether either of these two happened.

    357 days ago
  • FILE: The SADC delegation was expected to arrive in Swaziland on Sunday following days of unrest with violent clashes between angry police and residents. Picture: @SADC_News/Twitter.

    eSwatini civil rights groups welcome SADC intervention

    Now with the SADC leaders expected to meet parties in eSwatini, the Swaziland Solidarity Network said the SADC team must exclude officials from Botswana.

    357 days ago
  • eSwatini has seen a spate of pro-democracy protests, with demonstrators blocking roads in Manzini. Picture: @SwaziNews/Twitter.

    Swaziland Solidarity Network slams SADC for not intervening in eSwatini

    Earlier, chairperson of the SADC Organ of Politics and Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi was reported as saying only one person was killed during violent clashes with the police.

    358 days ago
  • Firefighters extinguish a fire at a supermarket in Manzini, eSwatini, on 30 June 2021. Demonstrations escalated radically in eSwatini as protesters took to the streets demanding immediate political reforms. Picture: AFP

    Southern African team to probe deadly eSwatini protests

    Protesters have stepped up their campaign for political reform in recent days in the tiny landlocked country, formerly known as Swaziland.

    358 days ago
  • eSwatini soldiers and police officers are seen on the streets near the Oshoek Border Post between eSwatini and South Africa on 1 July 2021. Picture: AFP

    Calls mount for SADC to intervene in eSwatini amid pro-democracy protests

    Organisations based in South Africa as well as the government have also reacted to the crisis in the kingdom.

    361 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Moz insurgency being monitored in case violence spills over into SA - Ramaphosa

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa’s security agencies were monitoring the situation in the neighbouring nation and the possible spilling over of violence into South Africa.

    381 days ago
  • FILE: Moeketsi Majoro (right) is sworn in as Lesotho prime minister at the Royal Palace in Maseru on 20 May 2020. Picture: AFP

    SADC facilitation team hits out at Lesotho politicians over reform delays

    SADC facilitation team leader, retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that Lesotho’s delays were squandering enormous SADC, EU and UN resources when there were more compelling conflicts in Mozambique and the DRC.

    389 days ago
  • The presidents of Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana attend the SADC Extraordinary Double Troika to discuss insecurity in the region on 27 May 2021. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Regional talks end with no solid plan to quell jihadist violence in Mozambique

    The talks had been widely expected to decide on a reported proposal to deploy some 3,000 soldiers to Cabo Delgado, where insurgents have seized control of towns and villages, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

    396 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8 April 2021. The summit deliberated measures to address terrorism in the Republic of Mozambique. Picture: GCIS.

    Southern African leaders to hold summit on jihadist threat

    The meeting is expected to discuss the possibility of SADC deploying 3,000 troops to battle the insurgents.

    397 days ago
  • FILE: Jeff Radebe. Picture: GCIS

    Ramaphosa concerned about political instability in Lesotho - Radebe

    Jeff Radebe said he met the king, the prime minister and the opposition while in Lesotho.

    419 days ago
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