Rwanda and Mozambique will proceed safety cooperation in Cabo Delgado below a bilateral association between the 2 governments, the Minister of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has stated.
“This 12 months, Rwanda got here again to the fundamentals and determined to deal solely with the federal government of Mozambique, which, on its flip, has secured and can proceed to safe the required funding for the Rwandan safety forces in Cabo Delgado,” he famous in a submit by way of X.
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Rwandan safety forces had been deployed to Cabo Delgado in July 2021 on the invitation of the Mozambican authorities to assist fight insurgents linked to the Islamic State terrorist group.
The assaults had destabilised the northern province, displaced civilians and threatened main liquefied pure gasoline initiatives.
In 2021, Rwanda safety forces intervened in Cabo Delgado on the invitation of the Authorities of Mozambique. Over the previous 5 (5) years, the mission was fairly profitable: peace and stability had been restored, households returned residence, youngsters went again to highschool, companies… https://t.co/oERLpBLKad
— Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe (@onduhungirehe) Might 19, 2026
The mission has through the years helped restore peace and stability, permitting displaced households to return residence, youngsters to renew college, companies to reopen and Mozambican forces to proceed receiving coaching.
The minister additionally famous that the improved safety scenario enabled European and American corporations to securely resume investments estimated at about $50 billion in liquefied pure gasoline initiatives in Cabo Delgado.
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Throughout the identical interval, Nduhungirehe stated, Rwanda safety forces have been benefiting from the help of the European Peace Facility (EPF), with an quantity that represents slightly fraction of Rwanda’s precise bills in Mozambique and of EU investments in Cabo Delgado.
Nduhungirehe stated Rwanda’s requests to Brussels relating to continued assist had been obtained “with reluctance” and politicised by some European nations.
“Regrettably, we have now famous that the 2 requests by the federal government of Rwanda to Brussels had been obtained with reluctance and had been politicised by some EU member States, together with our two former colonial powers,” he stated.
He added that what ought to have remained assist for Mozambican civilians affected by terrorism had as an alternative become “irrational criticism towards Rwanda” from nations that proceed to learn economically from the safety restored in Cabo Delgado.
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In accordance with the minister, the choice to work immediately with Mozambique marked a return to a bilateral understanding between the 2 nations.
“On this regard, the collaboration between the 2 governments has been profitable and can proceed in the identical pattern, because the work of the Rwandan safety forces in Cabo Delgado is appreciated by the sisterly nation of Mozambique,” he stated.
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The Rwandan deployment has expanded considerably since 2021, with present figures indicating that greater than 6,300 Rwandan personnel are deployed in Mozambique, in comparison with the preliminary 2,000 troops despatched originally of the mission.
