ASWJ says it wants to establish a Caliphate of Central and Southern Africa. ‘Action Overdue’Analysts say the transnational nature of the insurgency should have long prompted Mozambique and SADC into action. And there is a diplomatic wrinkle to it: President Felipe Nyusi of Mozambique is the SADC Chairperson. The Southern Africa director of Human Rights Watch, Mr Dewa Mavhinga, said Mozambique was underprepared to repel the terrorists. Details of the meetings in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe were yet to be made public at the time of writing.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2021 08:24 UTC