South Africa will send 1 495 troops to Mozambique, as part of a regional force aimed at quelling an insurgency in the country's northern Cabo Delgado region, Parliament said on Wednesday. READ | SADC leaders agree to send troops to northern MozambiqueOn Monday, 296 troops of the Botswana Defence Force left Gaborone to join the standby force in Mozambique. READ | South African troops land in MozambiqueA South African is also set to be the chief of staff. All 16 member states will contribute to this fund, as well as send troops to the joint military force. The Southern African regional force will find 1 000 Rwandan troops already on the ground in Cabo Delgado.

Source: News 24 July 28, 2021 18:11 UTC