# China pledges military aid to SAMIM counter-terrorism forces

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2022/02/china-pledges-military-aid-to-samim-counter-terrorism-forces/
- Published: 2022-02-14T08:27:00+01:00
- Author: Patrick Kenyette

The Chinese government led by President xi Jinping has promised to provide some 
military aid to the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique(
SAMIM) forces fighting insurgents in Cabo Delgado.

The African Union (AU) revealed in a communique following a meeting by its Peace
and Security Council (PSC) that although the exact military aid is unspecified, 
the Chinese military assistance will be handed over later this year, and “expected
to be delivered to Nakala (Nacala) port in Mozambique during 2022” to assist the
mission to root out the ISCAP insurgency.

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Regional bloc intervention SAMIM has been reported to be experiencing operational
challenges including being under-equipped, under-financed, and under-manned.

So far, the AU is taking the lead in offering support and has pledged to support
and ensure that the mission is effective in stabilizing Mozambique. However, the
Peace and Security Council (PSC) further appeals to all AU member states “as well
as the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and the broader international community
to extend support to SAMIM and Mozambique through provision of requisite materials,
technical and financial resources” to ensure that a caliphate is not established
in Cabo Delgado.

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It was established in recent SADC meetings that the SAMIM efforts requires technical,
financial, logistical, and essential weaponry resources to effectively carry out
its mandate.

SAMIM forces have been deployed to Mozambique for over six months and has achieved
significant success, however, it is still too early to declare victory against ISCAP
as recent intelligence indicates that there is a possible resurgence in areas that
have been previously declared recaptured.

The regional bloc intervention force comprises of eight SADC countries – Angola,
Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania
and Zambia in [addition to a thousand-strong contingent from Rwanda.](https://www.military.africa/2021/07/cabo-delgado-rwanda-deploys-1000-troops-to-mozambique?v=65d8f7baa677)

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