Malawi set to send troops to fight Islamists in Mozambique mid-month

December 3, 2020 Nyasa Times Reporter 51 Comments

President Lazarus Chakwera is sending Malawi troops to Mozambique mid this month to fight the Islamist insurgents.

Malawi first contributed troops to UN peacekeeping in 1994. Today, it has over 900 uniformed personnel across several missions in Africa, including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (pictured). Photo: MONUSCO

Chakwera said at an extraordinary Sadc Troika meeting last week in Botswana that Malawi would be sending the Malawi Defense Force soldiers to help kick out the Islamists from Mozambique.

Sources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) say the Malawi troops might be dispatched as early as December 15, 2020.

Meanwhile, 20 members of Mozambique’s security forces have been killed and and 15 others injured after an ambush by Islamist militants in Matambalale village in the district of Muidumbe.

A group of military personnel were on manoeuvres in that region when the incident happened on Sunday, according to local media.

In one of the ambushes, a colonel and a major died, sources quoted by local media say.

The victims were part of group sent to that district to reinforce security after last week’s attacks where homes were set ablaze and residents killed.

The army has not been available to confirm or deny the reports.

The three-year old insurgency has killed more than 2,000 people and displaced about 500,000 others in Cabo Delgado, according to official statistics.

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51 replies on “Malawi set to send troops to fight Islamists in Mozambique mid-month”

  3. This pastor is adamant.He wants to open an embassy in Jerusalem and he is sending troops to Mozambique. Watch this sapce and see what this stupid retired pastor will do to Malawi. Indeed I agree with those who say this pastor fell from the hand of God and he is of this world

  4. I’ll wait to hear it directly from the president. Last i checked Mozambique had its own well trained and equipped army, whats in it for us?

  5. This is a dangerous undertaking. Islamists are dangerous and they do not fear death with the awkward or stupid mentality that they would go straight to heaven once they die in combat. Which heaven? Once we start engaging ourselves in these religious driven wars, we should expect suicide bombers to come here. France is struggling to contain islamists at the moment. Think about is again.

    1. MR. PRESIDENT,

      LET PARLIAMENT DELIBERATE THIS DECISION AND VOTE WHETHER YES OR NO. I FOR ONE MY VOTE IS ‘NO’ BECAUSE MOZAMBIQUE HAS NOT MADE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST TO YOU SIR.

      1. He’ll corrupt the Parliamentarians. This should be voted outside the Parliament. Simple, is this what Blair is advising Mr Talk Talk?

  6. Malawians should be proactive. It is good to let the gvt know now that they are not representing Malawians. Osadzapanga protest zitaoleratu

  7. Moz, should agree to cede some portion of its territory to Malawi, we can manage those territory very well. On it’s own Moz doesen’t have the capcity like SA and others to do so. Laz and Felipe should consider discussung this.

  8. Fighting islamic militants its bad move,please concentrate on your promises…We are still wating for 1.Cheap passports,2.Free water and escom connection,3.Ngongole ma form ndiye tinafila 4 months ago koma mpaka pano.

  9. How sure are we that this is “islamist”?
    Hear they found oil, gas etc there. So send in so called “islamists” to create civil war while we steal the resources.
    American/zionist plans .
    Looks like we’ve become slaves of the zionists.

  12. [spoiler title=”This is a war a without any declaration and without any barracks….these terrorists are faceless. Please contribute troops to a contingent not as Malawi”] [/spoiler]

  13. Mr President musayiware mmangu kuwerenga Bible chifukwa cha udindo umene Yehova wakupatsani.Bukhu la Mbiri wachiwiri ayisaleri adazingidwa ndi mfumu ya ku Syria amene adalengeza kuti akalanda mzinda wa Yerusalemu.Koma mfumu Hezekia adauza ana a Yisaleri kuti asadande chifukwa mulungu wawo ndi wa nkulu kupambana ankhondo aku Syria.Mulungu adatumiza mngelo mmodzi yekha amene adakantha ankhondo aku Syria.Inu monga mbusa munayenera kwaunikira anthu aku Mozambique pa tsankho limene akuchita.Chitukuko chili ku Maputo kokha.Inu mnapita ku Tete komwe anthu ake ndi achewa okha okha .Mudaonako chitukuko kumekuja.Chonde musaphetse ana anuwake.Ife tikufuna one million jobs osati nkhondo

    2. very good point. Bwana wa ali ndi chibwana zedi.Anthu amenewa akayamba kutiphwasula no reverse.Koma inu bwana mukuziwa zimenezi.Inu sizikukhudzani chifukwa mukhala wotetezeka ku nyumba ya boma.nanga ife amphawi ngati ine ndikusowa ndalama ya fetileza, ndipo mwa mwayi ikapezeka ndikulepherannso kugula.Mr president,we have so many problems in malawi.Why can’t sort out these problems first before you go for such a big problem.Bwana ngati ali matama mutipwetekesa zedi

    3. Apa mwanenetsa dala.kumudzi kwathu kumeneko.Natural gas wambiri koma no development.Malipoti alakuonetsa kuti natural gas ameneyo mpaka ku makanjira,salima,nkhataby and KK.Samalani abwana muthetsa ntundu wa Malawi.

  14. If we need a law where such decisions are approved by parliament. Otherwise, this one person decision zitipweteketsa. What exactly do you gain Mr Talk Talk by involving yourself in this and risking the lives of our soldiers?

  15. Kenya sent troops to Alshababu in Somalia. It ended up to be the worst decision Ever. Chakwera think kawiri. Malawi can be destroyed in a day. These islamists are savages.

  19. Are those troops going under SADC or Malawi as a nation on its own??? Zimene apanga a president kuyizhosha dala kumeko, iwowo ndindani pamene SADC,UN alipo kayiputeni

  20. Am against sending our soldiers to mocambique who denied us access to the sea via nsanje port. A friend in need is a friend in did.

  22. Danger! Do we have money to fight this war? Who is paying for it?

    Why cant we strengthen security in mangochi/machinga n lake malawi?

    Whats in this war for us? What are we benefiting? Akayamba ma suicide bombers in our cities tilimba?

    A war against civilians we cannot win, these terrorists are not an army.

    MCP always meddling in Mozambique political system. Kamuzu days now chakwera.

    I smell a rotten rat.

  24. To fight on their behalf.
    I chart with Mozambique soljerz here in Mwawa village near boarder.
    They’re not interested to fight their own battle.
    Instead this stupid president of tonse want to send I’ll equipped army to fight guellira war.
    This not peace keeping were you are deployed for 2 wks only in 2 months.
    Ask Nigeria about boko haram.
    How strong is Nigeria army compared to malawi army.
    One advice please buy enough body bags

  26. This is poking a sleeping monster in the eye. Let SADC members send their troops too lest you be a target. Have you ever heard of Magufuli sending troops to Mozambique or Kenya to fight terrorism. Once you start you can’t stop. It will drain the government budget in the long run. Going it alone is asking for trouble

    1. Tanzania signed an MOU with Mozambique last week. They have already deployed the first batch of about 500 police officers to Mozambique. They have arrested over 300 insurgents who were hiding in Tanzania and are now being extradited to Mozambique. If Malawi doesn’t get involved in fending this problem early, these insurgents will be on our doorsteps In Mangochi and Machinga. The epicenter of this conflict is within 500km from Malawi. And there are sleeper cells of the insurgents in Malawi. We have a duty to help our neighbors before it is too late. Our boys and girls are tough, they will defeat the bloody insurgents. Let’s support our troops!

  30. Thinking in a sober way most times pays dividends. The time Malawi forces were fighting Renamo alongside Frelimo, the understanding was that Malawi was trying to open up Nacala/Nayuchi link and safeguard imports/exports on the on that railway line. The operation was funded by Tiny Rowland whose interests was on the real-time productivity of sugar in Nchalo and Dwangwa; so all the logistical support mainly came from him. In current Peacekeeping missions in Africa, the operations are supported and funded by UN but initial deployment to the DRC was under the auspices of the African Union, hence its smooth operative results.

    This time around Malawi intends to send her sons and daughters to Mozambique to fight wars whose end result may become calamitous based on the nature of the enemy involved whose modus operandi changes like a chameleon and Malawian interests in the Cabo Delgado is minimal if not non-existent. Has Chakwera gauged the aftermath of what he is trying to do, bearing in mind that those groups regard death in a battlefield a blessing and don’t just care how many people they take along with them as they go about in their massacre? Being the SADC Chairman doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be the main contributor in every military operation. aChakwera muonongetsa dziko chifukwa choganiza mwaphuma. Ask the Kenyans/Tanzanians following their involvement in wars in Somalia and Sudan. Those are terrorists you intend to dare. If they are capable of infiltrating the USA and manage to flatten the twin towers, what can stop them from organizing a proper pre-emptive on-slaught on Malawi? By the way, is that exercise being funded or supported by SADC, and which other military is going to contribute troops?

  32. Big mistake. Look what Al Shahaab did to Kenya!! Chakwera will live to regret this shortsighted move. The saying “let sleeping dogs lie” is a apt metaphor. Don’t annoy the bees nest unless you are prepared to face the stinging!

  33. Mr president, do not be involved in this it may spill to Malawi, you only mediate peace and dialogue

  34. This is madness; first kwaputa azigawengawo ndi ’embessy ku jerusalema; tsono you send soldiers… zifika ku namweretu posachedwapa zigawengazo
    ku nigeria azilephera!

  35. What are we gaining out of this? What’s our incentive? Are we going as UN peace keepers or just as MDF ? Unless we are simply protecting the railway line or the roads leading to our borders. Otherwise no need to put our soldiers at risk.

  36. The main problem with war against those lunatics is that Malawi will pay by innocent citizen. They do not revenge on soldiers but ordinary people at the market, church, schools etc etc.
    Our borders are so porous that one of these guys can freely and casually sneak in cause some damage. War against them doesn’t end well. Good luck with that.

  37. Kuputa guerrilla warfare n’kulinga unakwima. The war we are joining in Mozambique will be very very urgly when it start spreading to Malawi
    Why our leadership has decided to rub shoulders with the devil remains a mystery
    Did they the Mozambiqueans promise us opening of Nsanje Port in return 🤷🏿‍♂️
    Let all our boardering villages brass for danger
    GUERRELA WAREFARE IS DIRTY

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