Regional Force in Mozambique Should Prioritize Civilian Protection

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, left, and Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, right, join Southern African leaders during a meeting in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, April 8, 2021. © 2021 Ferhat Momade/AP Photo After months of deliberation and inconclusive meetings about addressing violence in northern Mozambique, leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed on Wednesday to send a regional military force to help government forces to fight an armed group affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS). A SADC statement issued in Maputo, Mozambique’s…

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