Southern African countries agreed late last month to deploy forces to Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where insurgents have been wreaking havoc since 2017.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc "approved" the deployment of the "SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to combat of terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado," the bloc's executive secretary Stergomena Tax said at the end of a one day summit.
Marauding militants took control of the coastal town of Palma last week. One South African was killed in the attack while 50 others were accounted for following the attacks.
Over the past decade countries including Mozambique and Lesotho have failed to have accused and convicted criminals face the music in those countries.
The life-threatening disease causes up to 3,000 cases in Gauteng each year, and proves fatal in about 30 cases.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, who chaired a summit including the leaders of Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique, cited a growing risk of religious extremism and radicalisation in southern Africa, threatening peace and security.
The president assured investors at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London that the country would, among others, review its immigration and visa regime to be more enabling to business.
President Cyril Ramaphosa met with stakeholders, including political parties, NGOs and traditional leaders.
Although the president’s visit is routine, he might find himself returning to his role as long time Southern African Development Community (SADC) facilitator in the kingdom.
Dewa Mavhinga from the Human Rights Watch says that President Cyril Ramaphosa has not done enough to restore calm in Zimbabwe as an SADC member and a neighbouring country leader.
David Coltart says that South Africa and the international community should be speaking out loud and clear in condemnation and they're not.
International allies and neighbours had struggled to come to a consensus after the poll that observers said was marred by a series of irregularities including malfunctioning voting machines and polling stations that opened late or closed early.
South Africa and Zambia backtracked within 24 hours of Sunday’s SADC statement and said they would not push for a recount.
Monitoring groups noted widespread irregularities including faulty voting machines and poorly run polling stations during the 30 December vote.
This comes after the Southern African Development Community election observation team issued its report saying the poll had been relatively well managed.
The one-day mini-summit was being staged in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, four days before problem-strewn elections in the neighbouring DRC.
Nelson Chamisa’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) alliance has raised concerns over the security around the ballot papers and the design ahead of the 30 July poll.
The president says he has confidence in Dikgang Moseneke’s experience and expertise in constitutionalism.
