Seminar on the Cabo Delgado crisis
Harnessing the benefits of a SADC Standby Force in Mozambique
The online event took place at the beginning of July and was chaired by Lynsey Chutel, Africa Correspondent, News24
These were the speakers on the panel:
Dr Agostinho Zacarias , Mozambican diplomat and expert in development, governance, peacebuilding and security
Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Senior Researcher, ISS Pretoria
Borges Nhamirre, Senior Research Consultant, ISS Pretoria
Prof Abel Esterhuyse, Head, Department of Strategic Studies, University of Stellenbosch
You can watch a complete recording of the event here:
In response to the four-year insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Southern African leaders agreed in June 2021 to deploy a Standby Force of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique. This seminar was co-hosted by the HSF, the Institute for Security Studies and News24; it discussed prospects and options for SADC’s forces in the area.
HSF; News 24