Tanzania, May 5 -- Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) is set to remain longer in Mozambique after the SADC mission expires on July 15, 2024, The Citizen has learnt.

Defence minister Stergomena Tax confirmed the reports, saying the arrangement will be covered by a bilateral agreement between Tanzania and Mozambique

"Yes, our soldiers will continue their stay in Mozambique beyond July 15. It is not a unique thing, there are several such bilateral arrangements in Mozambique with other countries," Dr Tax told The Citizen.

She, however, did not say how long the troops were likely to stay or how many soldiers Tanzania was going to commit to the mission.

Sources in Mozambique have intimated that the TPDF could be force...