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Defence minister spills beans on cost of military missions abroad

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. [...]

Two months after being questioned by an opposition MP, Defence Minister Thandi Modise at last specified the cost of two of the @SANDF_ZA overseas missions. [...]

Published on 07/11/2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Defence minister spills beans on cost of military missions abroad

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Pretoria, Kigali and Maputo act out their rivalry in gas-rich Cabo Delgado

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US military transport plane offer divides South Africa government

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