Mozambique

The governments of Mozambique and South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Pretoria on November 15 with the aim of dealing with maritime piracy. The MoU was signed at a meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security between the two nations. The meeting was attended by Mozambican Defence Minister Filipe Nyussi and his South African counterpart, Lindiwe Sisulu. It was revealed that joint naval and air patrol operations between the two countries have resulted in sharply reducing pirate activity in the Mozambique Channel.

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