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Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa
South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

By Sébastien Hervieu and Maxime Paszkowiak
Reading time 4 minutes
A military convoy of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) rides along a dirt road near Pemba on 5 August 2021.
A military convoy of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) rides along a dirt road near Pemba on 5 August 2021. © Alfredo Zuniga / AFP

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The SADC intervention force in northern Mozambique, to which South Africa is the main contributor, has suffered a series of setbacks, including logistical snafus, lack of intelligence gathering, and poor coordination with Rwandan and Mozambican troops.

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