Expert warns Chakwera against unilateral decision to send Malawi soldier to battle Islamist insurgents
An international relations affairs expert has warned President Lazarus Chakwera against making a unilateral decision without Sadc to send Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers to fight Islamist insurgents in Mozambique.
President Chakwera told the media in Botswana during an extraordinary Sadc Troika meeting last week that he would send the Malawi troops in Capo Delgado to fight the insurgents.
But Wilson Khembo, an international relations expert says making the commitment unilaterally comes with risks.
“We potentially open a new battlefront for the Islamic insurgents, Ansar al Sunna. Ignoring the problem also leaves us exposed as intelligence has already suggested the existence of sleeper cells within our borders,” says Khembo on his Facebook wall.
Chakwera is the incoming chairperson of Sadc.
Khembo says Sadc has a blueprint for a coordinated and successful military operation, saying in 2013, M23 were havoc in eastern DRC but troops from Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa under the banner of Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) operating under the UN took the battle to M23.
“This was a fighting operation like no other and within months, M23 was defeated and their backers, Rwanda, retreated,” he says.
He says the FIB operations benefitted from South Africa’s sophisticated airpower and effectiveness of Malawian troops.
“Politically, the Sadc member states demonstrated that they could take the fight to African states that are using proxies to destabilize Africa,” says Khembo.
He says this same framework can be used in DRC and Mozambique, saying it is high time Sadc took initiative to resolve persistent conflicts in DRC, Mozambique and to some extent, Zimbabwe.
Its drastic measure tayambani mwaganizira umphawi wanu musadapange chiganizo chimenecho, bwanji enao akungoonelera? Inu mutamike kapena mukufuna kutchuka? Musatibweresele nkhondo dziko lathu la mtendereyi I think it will be more important kutipangira zomwe mudatilonjeza nthawi ya campaign rather than bilateral and unilateral issues zomwe mukulimbana nazozi 🤕🤕🤕🙄🙄🙄🙄
ife tidzingolimbana ndiumphawi wathuwu. pano tili ku mayiko anthu ena koma tida kaponyendwabe miyala ndiye tivutikilanji kukathandidza mozambique atsiyeni!!!!
don’t try malawi
Koma bwana president samalani tilibe ndalama zomenyera nkhondo yoiyamba dala.Musakomedwe ndi u Chair wa Sadc kuti muwaike a Malawi pamavuto munayamba kale ndi Embassy ku Jerusalem
THE BEST THING IS TO RECRUIT MOZAMBIQUEANS AROUND OUR BORDERS TRAIN THEM AT MAFCO AND DEPLOY THEM TO FIGHT WITH MATERIAL HELP FROM SADC. FRELIMO SOLDIERS ARE A DEMOROLISED FORCE WITH NO FORMAL TRAINING BUT SIMPLY CARRYING A GUN AND HARASSING VILLAGERS, THEY NEED COMMANDERS FROM MALAWI, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE TO TRAIN THEM AND COMMAND THEM INTO THIS BATTLE AND CLEAR ISIS OUT OF MOCAMBIQUE
REMEMBER NKHONDO YA AWA SIMAKHALA FACE TO FACE IWO AMAKONDA YOBISALIRA,KUPONYA MABOMBA PAMSIKA, MMATCHALITCHI MMIZIKITI VERY SORRY MR PRESIDENT
IYI NDIYE YAFIKA KU MALAWI ICC BASI, ACHAKWERA ADZATHAWIRA KU USA KUTIYA MMAVUTO.THIS MAN IS NOT A POLITICIAN SHAME ON YOU
President koma akanakhala Chilima uja awa uuuuh
Kutengeka ati poti akhala a president a SADC ndiye kuyambiratu kuonetsa mphamvu kuwaona amene alipo pano kupusa eti bwanji iwo sanachitepo kanthu? Sindiye kuti akuopa kubweretsa nkhondo kumayiko kwao. Ndichifukwa mukumayenda yenda kukambirana nao iwo sakufuna nkuona mukungokalandirako nyonzo. Mphuma silabwino. Ndekhani zikozani kaya za ku Malawi.
What do we benefit from Mozambique? Anthu woyipa awa, they are tochuring our fellow Malawians when doing business there. They are so horrible,! Let them face the music.
Real Solders don`t sit their ass but use their skill in combat in the battleground. Mantha amalawi
Before you send our troops to Mozambique Mr president think of this fact:immediately natural gas was discovered in Cabo del Gado,insurgents suddenly emerged.Remembee muslims ruled Mozambique for 700 years there were no single terrorist activity nor beheadings.In fact Mozambique is name after a muslim governor by the name of Mussa Bin Bique who was a ruler based on Mozambique Island.There is more to the rise of the insurgents than meets the eye.This is a” capitalist” created insurgency.If we are really serious why not complety end the war in DRC and save it’s natural resources?
Kkkk expert wa zimbowa #minsonga ya nzimbe kkkk nawe mlembi AKA Owen kkk wagundika kugawa ka tittle koyenera anamathodwa anzanga akupeleka maganizo awo ofoilawa kkkkkk.
Zili bho a Laz kkkkk South Africa ilikaye chete sikupusa ai kkkkk akuziwa bwinokale. Musaiwaletu kuti ti ma border tathu ntopanda chitetezo. Any way Zimene mungagwilizane kumeneko ife kuno # anamalira tizagwilizana nazo
Tiyenazoni basi kkkkkkkk monkey war kkkkk
Mozambique is denying Malawi access to the Indian Ocean through Zambezi river. Why should Malawi send troops help Mozambique in fighting it’s own rebels? Mozambique is not a good neighbour to Malawi. Our transporters are mostly harassed by Mozambican authorities when passing through their country to South Africa or Zimbabwe. This is the time for Mozambique to see the importance living in harmony with neighboring countries. We have been keeping their refugees but they don’t appreciate. Komanso bwana, kumafunsa anthu oyenera musanayankhule ku gulu. Mutu wa zokambilana munaudziwa musananyamuke, mukanafunsiratu. Ife sitifuna kufera zaeni.
Khani siyoti mr president asankhe kutumiza asirikali or ayi, nkhani ndiyoti zimene tinagwirizana pa pangano la sadc likwanirisidwe. We put a pen on paper that when ‘one nation is under attack, SADC is under attack too’ thus we have to fight defensively together, full-stop. Mr President didn’t do anything wrong but to follow as promised, and to do what is on paper. How will you know your strength when you’re just idle, after all the soldiers have to be on their ‘work place ‘
100%mosambique is only our neighbour but that doesnt mean they are our friends. Very baaad selfish people even their president himself very selfish. If it was zembo or may be better TZ we could support the move. Asitikali athu sidzidole ai osamangowatumiza ti mamision takuchimbudzi kwanu. Mosambique yakhala ikuzunza abale athu akapita ndi ma bussines, ma truck driver athu amazunzika, olo ena kuti tingodutsakonawo zikhomo zokha zokha. Mavuto onsewo maboma awilinu mumadziwa koma palibe chimene mumachitapo.
Malawi, Mosambique is not your brother!!!!
mozambican problems are ours too. what is happening in mozambique is putting our malawi and the rest of southern africa at risk. muvi oyang’anira suchedwa kulowa mmaso
However its pleasing and its no secret how good our soldiers are! Keep it that way by providing them with the latest training methods, and equipment. They need to have a good budget percentage allocation of the total MK2.2trillion budget. Improve there hygiene factors as well. Good housing and remuneration.
Easy to say they are good when they don’t fight. Peace keeping is not war.
They dont fight? got an inlaw who came in a coffin, killed in the line of duty! may his soul rest in peace. What are you talking about? Youve got alot to learn! Watch and learn!
Was killed by a stray bullet
I haven’t read the full text or speach of LMC at the emergency Troika meeting, but he can’t make such a decision, unilateral decision. He’s just too clever to do such. Don’t underestimate the intelligence and skills that Laz posses! Poor analysis by the expert and this article. In SADC context you can’t go alone with such issues affecting so many countries in the region!
Another retarded blind follower
You know nothing! Poor citizen! Go cry to your mama lol!
Phuma awa!!
Mr President phuma ayi. Muzatibweretsera zigawengatu muno mu Malawi
This so called expert seems not to know Malawi History. We have been doing it alone in the past. Read or research before you express your opinion as you may viewed as an unlearned “International Relations Affairs Expert”.
Wilson khembo was very dull in our political science class. Wonder how all of a sudden hes an expert
He is trained, tried and tested soldier who left with a rank of Lt and he worked in the British police with a focus on terrorism. He has post graduate qualifications in security studies from Mzuzu University and a Masters degree from university of Kent. He did his tours of duty in DRC. He is more qualified than you to comment on this.
Why exactly do we need to send MDF soldiers to Mozambique? Has the Mozambican army been defeated?
Kumeneku nde timati kukaputa mabvu pachitsa.
Tsoka liyenda komwe mkulowelako mwayamba kusochera ndithu.
Nokha👉Jerusalem
Nokha👉Mozambique
Anzanu ankadziwa zonsezo kuti dziko lakuti kuli ziwawa
KUPEWA KUPOSA KUCHIZA.
Mtaganozanso kawiri ndi maganizo anuwo
Mr president u’re in rush how many presidents & proffesors b4 u,were they ignorants?no! Well educated than u they could do the same like u do but they kept in mind the slogan peace from the founder of the Republic of Malawi Dr.H.Kamuzu Banda.Leading his party but failing to follow his peaciful slogan.
Revise ur decision otherwise u gonna bring war into our peaciful country,the warm haert of Africa-Malawi
uyu atipwetekesa .apwitikiziwo asiyeni ndi mavuto awo amenewo.tawathandiza mokwana mbuyomu koma ndi agalu osayamika.
Komatu awa.
The president will do what’s right.
Uyuyu ndi wopupuluma komanso kutengeka. Amayankhula zinthu asanaganizire bwino. Remember what he did in parliament on the controvecial constituency funds they shared?