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Defence pact to stand

Following Monday's rebel attack in Namibia's Caprivi Strip, Zimbabwe has warned that it will "not stand idly by while its key regional ally's territorial integrity is under threat," 'The Namibian' reported on Thursday. Zimbabwe has a mutual defence pact with Namibia. According to the newspaper the announcement was made by the Zimbabwean Defence Minister, Moven Mahachi. Mahachi said the purpose of the defence pact was to "come to the aid of each other in times like these." He added that Namibia had not asked for the assistance from its allies. He was quoted as saying: "They (the Namibian government) said the rebels were not a serious threat and they would contain them without external assistance." The defence pact was signed in April this year by Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zimbabwe.

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