This week, the organisation noted the lack of clarity as to whether South Africa had already deployed forces to its eastern neighbour. “South Africa cannot afford to ignore this threat from ISIS or take its warning lightly,” KobusMarais, DA Shadow Minister of Defence, had stated. ACLED noted countries that had committed to assist end the insurgency include Malawi, Mozambique’s northwestern neighbour. The South African-based Institute of Security Studies meanwhile, noted calls have been made for non-African intervention to prevent violent extremism spreading in Southern Africa. Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah’s insurgency in Mozambique has coincided with vast discoveries of oil and gas offshore Mozambique.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 23, 2020 00:50 UTC