Ramaphosa to attend SADC summit on Mozambique crisis
President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit to discuss the terrorism crisis in Mozambique.
The summit will be held in Maputo on Thursday.
Presidency spokesperson Tyron Seale says Ramaphosa will be accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Minister of State Security Ayanda Dlodlo.
“SADC is deeply concerned about the continued terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado, especially for the lives and welfare of the residents who continue to suffer from the atrocious, brutal and indiscriminate assaults.
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“The summit has been convened by His Excellency President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Republic of Botswana in his capacity as Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.”
Ramaphosa said on Friday that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was evacuating South Africans who were stranded in Mozambique.
The attacks, which were initially dismissed as isolated incidents, have been increasing since 2017.
