The SADC joint military force deployed to combat terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado is not yet in Mozambique. The arrival of this force, initially scheduled for July 15, was approved at the last SADC summit held in Maputo and was announced by the head of state, also commander in chief of the defense and security forces of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi.

According to RFI, the delay in the arrival of SADC troops initially scheduled for the 15th of this month, is beginning to worry civil society organizations. Giving voice to the manifesto, Dércio Alfazema, project director of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy IMD.

"We face the coming of SADC with great expectation in the sense that we have an urgent agenda which is to guarantee stability in several districts of Cabo Delgado and even in the whole province and in the northern region, but we also face with great concern the disagreements that we are following", declares the activist.

A feeling that dominates within the Mozambican civil society organizations, many questions being raised about what is happening. The SADC joint military force was expected on the 15th, which did not happen, but the government assured through the minister of defense that the conditions were created for its reception.

On the contrary and as announced, Rwandan troops, a non-SADC country, are already in Mozambique and Cabo Delgado, where they will fight the terrorist groups side by side with Mozambican troops, as part of an initial three-month mission.

Since attacks began in Cabo Delgado in October 2017, there have been more than 2,800 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project, and 732,000 displaced people have been counted, according to the United Nations.