Southern Africa: Mozambican Govt Begs Zimbabwe for Military Rescue

The Mozambican government, battling an Islamist insurgency which has cost more than 1 000 lives, has abandoned the idea of seeking military intervention from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and now prefers a bilateral arrangement with Zimbabwe, it has emerged.

Fighters from an Islamic State (Isis)-affiliated extremist group known as Al Sunnah wa Jama'ah and opposition Renamo militia have escalated violent attacks in the country, resulting in grisly killings, mainly in the resource-rich northern Cabo Delgado region.

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