{"id":34500,"date":"2026-05-14T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34500"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:45:30","slug":"mozambique-seeks-closer-security-ties-with-uganda-over-cabo-delgado-conflict","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/mozambique-seeks-closer-security-ties-with-uganda-over-cabo-delgado-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique seeks closer security ties with Uganda over Cabo Delgado conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Daniel Chapo says Mozambique wants to strengthen co-operation with Uganda, particularly in the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapo made the remarks in Kampala during the inauguration ceremony of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has been sworn in for another term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted Uganda\u2019s experience in counterterrorism efforts, saying it could play an important role in supporting stability operations in Mozambique\u2019s Cabo Delgado province, where armed insurgency has displaced thousands of people in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Political analyst Gustavo Mavie said the growing co-operation reflects Mozambique\u2019s efforts to strengthen regional security partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMozambique is looking for practical regional support in dealing with the security challenges in Cabo Delgado, and Uganda\u2019s experience in combating armed groups is seen as valuable,\u201d Mavie said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He added that stronger co-operation between African countries could help improve intelligence sharing, military coordination and long-term regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22402,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-34500","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"President Daniel Chapo says Mozambique wants to strengthen co-operation with Ugand","published_date":"2026-05-14 15:43:02","news_description":"President Daniel Chapo says Mozambique wants to strengthen co-operation with Ugand","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34501,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34500\/revisions\/34501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=34500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}