South Africa : President Ramaphosa Warns Jihadists

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to go after Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in the north of the country. "I have one message for those insurgents. We will come after you and make sure that Mozambique becomes a country where you will not spread violence," he said.
He made the statement on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 while presiding over activities marking the 35th Anniversary of the death of Mozambique's first President, Samora Machel. For hours, Mr Ramaphosa and Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi led a memorial event at the sight of the plane crash that killed Machel while flying home from a conference in Zambia. On October 19, 1986, a Russian Tupolev airplane carrying Machel crashed into Lebombo Mountain in South Africa near the border with Mozambique, killing 35 people. Machel's crash remains a mystery, but speculation has lingered that it was linked to tensions between Mozambique and the then-apartheid regime in South Africa. An investigation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1994 was inconclusive as to the cause of the crash.
Ramaphosa paid tribute to Machel for his contribution to the fight against colonial and apartheid rule in Southern Africa, urging the region to “continue with the struggle” for freedoms. “It is for this reason th...