Southern Africa Leaders Offer Military Support to Fight Insurgents in Troubled Mozambique

Gabarone — Botswana's president says southern African leaders have offered military support to Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado province to help stop a violent Islamist insurgency. However, it was not clear if the offer includes troops that would directly engage the insurgents or just military aid.

In a televised address shortly after a summit of the regional SADC bloc on Thursday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said regional intervention is necessary in the Mozambique conflict.

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