The government said this Thursday that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) states already have all the necessary information to decide on the type of support in the fight against armed violence in Cabo Delgado.

"Right now, the conditions are created for each SADC member state to say how they can support the Government of Mozambique in combating terrorism in Cabo Delgado," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, António Muchave, at a press conference.

He pointed to the results of the SADC technical mission that surveyed Mozambique's needs in the fight against the armed groups that carry out attacks in Cabo Delgado, and the results of the organization's summits and ministerial meetings on armed violence in the north of the country as having provided a clear picture of the support needed.

"All the information has been made available to the member states about the needs that Mozambique has," he reiterated.

In this sense, he continued, the regional partners are evaluating the type of aid and the final decision should be taken at the organization's next extraordinary summit - to be held in Maputo and scheduled for June 20, according to the decisions taken at the last meeting.

Despite the emphasis on mobilizing SADC, "the fight against terrorism is a global challenge," and it is in this perspective that the Mozambican authorities have mobilized support from other international partners, António Muchave added.

"Terrorism is a global phenomenon and its fight must be handled in a way that involves all those who have the experience, capability, interest and means to help tackle it," he noted.

Armed groups have terrorized the northern province since 2017, with some attacks claimed by the 'jihadist' group Islamic State, in a wave of violence that has led to more than 2,800 deaths according to the ACLED conflict registration project and 714,000 displaced people according to the government.