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S. African bloc extends Mozambique troop mission

By Reuters
14 January 2022   |   9:53 am
Leaders from the Southern African Development Community said on Wednesday they were extending a troop deployment in Mozambique to help the government fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency.

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