The Presidents of Zimbabwe and Botswana have met in Harare to discuss military intervention plans to solve worsening insecurity challenges in Mozambique.
The regional bloc is said to be preparing a military intervention in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado region, where militant violence has been raging since 2017.
Last week, armed fighters attacked the coastal town of Palma, killing dozens of civilians and displacing thousands fleeing for safety.
President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa who is also the head of the regional bloc SADC’s peace and security organ said he had been briefed about the security situation in the region with particular emphasis on what is happening in Cabo Delgado.
On his part, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, the current chairperson of the troika, said the bloc was developing a response to help Mozambique deal with its security challenges.
“We have formed views as a troika. One of them will result in taking this further so that we as SADC respond in a helpful manner to ensure that we assure the integrity and sovereignty of one of our own, never to be assaulted by dissident, rebellious and non-state-actor forces,” Masisi said.
