Mozambique–South Africa relations
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Mozambique – South Africa relations refers to the
Apartheid
White relations
White South Africans and Whites in Portuguese-controlled Mozambique enjoyed very close relations during the colonial era. When South Africa implemented the apartheid laws, Lourenço Marques, the capital of Mozambique, became a destination for many Whites to go to escape the conservative social policies of the apartheid government. When Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975, thousands of Mozambique-born Whites moved across the border to South Africa, the descendants of which are today Portuguese South Africans.
Black relations
The
War
South Africa played an important role in the Mozambican Civil War in supporting RENAMO against the FRELIMO government. South Africa and Mozambique signed the Nkomati Accord in 1984, which officially ended South Africa's role in the war, though it continued until the advent of Democracy in South Africa in 1994.
Post-Apartheid
Conflict
South African National Defence Force have worked with the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces to combat the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. The SAS Drakensberg has also engaged in counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Mozambique.[3]
References
- ^ "Bilateral Relations - DIRCO". 4 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Schenoni, Luis (2017) "Subsystemic Unipolarities?"in Strategic Analysis, 41(1): 74-86 [1]
- ^ Gerber, Jan (24 June 2020). "Terrorism: Insurgency in Mozambique can spread to neighbours, Military Intelligence warns". News24.