 South Africa will be deploying nearly 1,500 troops to Mozambique to help battle Jihadist militants. The three-month mission for South Africa's forces is part of a deal agreed last month by the southern African regional body, SADC. Several hundred soldiers recently arrived from Botswana and Rwanda, an East African nation, has also sent troops. The conflict, which began in 2017, has left hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans displaced and caused the shutdown of a multi-billion-dollar gas project.