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Africa-Press<\/a> – Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa will send 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help the country battle jihadist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation, parliament said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In a statement, parliament said President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment to support Mozambique in its fight against \u201cacts of terrorism and violent extremists\u201d.<\/p>\n

Attacks have escalated in northern Mozambique over the past year, fuelling fears that the violence could spill over into neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

The insurgency has claimed more than 3,100 lives, according to conflict data tracker ACLED, and displaced more than 800,000 people, according to President Filipe Nyusi.<\/p>\n

The three-month mission for South Africa\u2019s force, effective from July 15 to October 15, is part of a deal agreed last month by the 16 nations of the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC).<\/p>\n

South Africa becomes the latest regional country to contribute troops to Mozambique after Botswana. Earlier this month, Rwanda sent in 1,000 forces.<\/p>\n

SADC approved the deployment of its \u201cStandby Force\u201d late last month to help quell the jihadist insurgency which has been raging since 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. South Africa will send 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help the country battle jihadist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation, parliament said Wednesday. In a statement, parliament said President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment to support Mozambique in its fight against \u201cacts of terrorism and violent extremists\u201d. 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