Zimbabwe readies for Mozambique military intervention

Zimbabwean soldiers.

Zimbabwean army officers run in formation during the Defence Forces Day celebrations held at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on August 14, 2018. PHOTO | AFP

Zimbabwe is among a host of southern African countries readying for military intervention to stop a deadly insurgency by Islamists in northern Mozambique, a top official said on Monday.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, George Charamba, said the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) was edging closer to sending troops to the troubled country.