Malawi denies plan to send troops to Mozambique

Malawi’s government has denied local media reports that the country is planning to send troops to neighbouring Mozambique.

The ministry of foreign affairs said the Southern African regional bloc Sadec discussed the insecurity in Mozambique but did not talk about the issue of sending troops.

Malawi said the reports were malicious and “insensitive to the security and diplomatic implications that can arise” from their publication.

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Militants are currently operating in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The insurgency has led to at least 430,000 people fleeing their homes.

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Huge jump in South Africa’s economy
South Africa’s grew by 13.5% between July and September this year, the country’s statistics agency has just reported.

This growth comes after a 17% contraction in the second quarter of the year, which has been put down to measures imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.

That was the fourth quarterly contraction in a row.

Today’s figures show that the economy is bouncing back and if this rate was repeated through the year it would amount to a 66.1% increase.