An official source revealed that the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) is still on the ground in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, where it is supporting the Defence and Security Forces (FDS) in the fight against terrorism.
“The SADC mission in Mozambique is still in place in Cabo Delgado, and more information will only be provided after the ongoing evaluations,” said the source quoted in a Lusa publication on Monday 5 February.
“The Southern African Development Community summit last August approved the extension of the mission for a period of 12 months,” he added, also recalling that SAMIM’s mandate includes supporting Mozambique in the fight against terrorism and acts of violent extremism, with a view to creating a safe environment, strengthening and maintaining peace and security, restoring law and order in the areas affected by the attacks.
The SAMIM mission comprises troops from eight SADC contributing countries, namely Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.
