{"id":1074,"date":"2021-06-21T14:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:44:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:44:15","slug":"terrorism-covid-19-to-feature-in-sadc-leaders-meeting-in-maputo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/policy\/terrorism-covid-19-to-feature-in-sadc-leaders-meeting-in-maputo","title":{"rendered":"Terrorism, Covid-19 to feature in SADC leaders\u2019 meeting in Maputo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-mozambique:<\/strong> The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on Wednesday hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government meet in Mozambique\u2019s capital Maputo.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will discuss issues regarding regional integration, cooperation and development.<\/p>\n<p>Before the summit, a meeting of the SADC standing committee of senior officials will be held on Monday and on Tuesday, a meeting of the SADC council of ministers will take place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMozambique President Filipe Nyusi will chair the Extraordinary Summit in his capacity as the current chairperson of SADC,\u201d the block said Sunday in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will, among the key issues, discuss the regional response and support to Mozambique in addressing terrorism, regional food and nutrition security, gender and development, and progress in the region\u2019s response to HIV\/Aids and the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cabo Delgado attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mozambique is facing an insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province that borders Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The northern province has a population of 1,893,156 spread over its 77,867km\u00b2 in 16 districts.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks began in October 2017 on police stations in Mocimboa da Praia District, then spread to other districts in the northern part of Cabo Delgado, notably in Macomia, Palma and Nangade.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic State-linked militants launched attacks on the north eastern coastal town of Palma on March 24, ransacked buildings and beheaded civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Known locally as Al-Shabaab \u2014 but with no relation to the Somali-based terror group by the same name \u2014 the militants in Cabo Delgado have launched a series of brazen raids on towns and villages in an apparent bid to establish an Islamic caliphate.<\/p>\n<p>The opening and closing ceremonies of the SADC summit will be broadcast live by Mozambique\u2019s state-owned Televis\u00e3o de Mo\u00e7ambique (TVM).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-mozambique: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on Wednesday hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government meet in Mozambique\u2019s capital Maputo. 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