{"id":58070,"date":"2024-03-27T22:54:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T22:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/sadc-pull-out-from-cabo-delgado-to-force-repositioning"},"modified":"2024-03-27T23:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:24:39","slug":"sadc-pull-out-from-cabo-delgado-to-force-repositioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/sadc-pull-out-from-cabo-delgado-to-force-repositioning","title":{"rendered":"SADC pull-out from Cabo Delgado to force \u2018repositioning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The planned withdrawal from Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique, of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission that has been aiding the country\u2019s Defence and Security Forces (FDS) fight insurgents, will force a \u201crepositioning\u201d of the latter\u2019s effort, two analysts have told Lusa.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Mozambique\u2019s minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Vero\u0301nica Macamo, said that the mission, known as SAMIM, is to leave the country due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n

According to Mozambican analyst Fernando Lima, the departure of SAMIM \u2013 which is made up of forces from eight countries \u2013 is not unexpected and will require a \u201crepositioning\u201d of Mozambique\u2019s FDS to occupy the areas that have been protected by it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reasonable to believe that the Mozambican government has prepared itself for this new situation, because SAMIM announced a long time ago that its presence in Cabo Delgado had a deadline,\u201d said Lima.<\/p>\n

Mozambique\u2019s own forces, he continued, will have a \u201cnew projection in terms of occupying territory, so that the insurgents don\u2019t carry out attacks in the areas left by the SADC military and that they don\u2019t try to occupy territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lima noted that another foreign force, from Rwanda, is expected to \u201cdeploy\u201d in areas where SADC troops are still present, should the FDS find it difficult to contain the actions of the armed groups operating in Cabo Delgado.<\/p>\n

Another analyst, anthropologist Gil Lauriciano, also said that the authorities have prepared for \u201ca military downsizing\u201d in the face of SAMIM\u2019s withdrawal, because this is a scenario that has been expected for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mozambican government forces will have to adapt to a new phase without SAMIM,\u201d he said, noting that the presence of foreign forces in Cabo Delgado has allowed time for Mozambique\u2019s armed forces to better prepare for the fight against the insurgents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be a huge waste if the government forces didn\u2019t take advantage of the presence of partners to better equip themselves against terrorist groups,\u201d Lauriciano emphasised.<\/p>\n

He warned, however, that in the short term there may be pressure from the insurgents in the areas vacated by SAMIM, but the FDS will have the capacity to react, because the departure of the SADC forces had already been announced.<\/p>\n

SAMIM has been in Cabo Delgado since mid-2021 and, in August 2023, the regional organisation approved the extension of its mandate for a further 12 months, until July 2024, providing for a plan for the progressive withdrawal of its forces.<\/p>\n

SAMIM comprises troops from Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia, working in collaboration with the FDS and a military contingent from Rwanda.<\/p>\n

The province of Cabo Delgado has been plagued by an armed insurgency for six years, with responsibility for some attacks claimed by the extremist group Islamic State.<\/p>\n

The insurgency, which has flared up again since December with several attacks on the population and armed forces, has been met with a full-scale a military response since July 2021, with support first from Rwanda, with more than 2,000 troops, and then from SADC \u2013 enabling the authorities to liberate districts near the natural gas projects that have received large-scale foreign investment and which are seen as key to the country\u2019s economic development.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. The planned withdrawal from Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique, of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission that has been aiding the country\u2019s Defence and Security Forces (FDS) fight insurgents, will force a \u201crepositioning\u201d of the latter\u2019s effort, two analysts have told Lusa. 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