EU Tops Up €20 Million Support for Rwandan Troops in Cabo Delgado

The European Union on Monday, November 18, adopted a €20 million package to support the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. This funding is an addition to the €20 million announced in December 2022. This support will facilitate the acquisition of personal equipment and cover costs related to the strategic airlift necessary to sustain the Rwandan deployment in Cabo Delgado. "The presence of the Rwanda Defence Force troops has been crucial in making progress and remains essential, especially following the recent withdrawal of the Southern African De

The European Union on Monday, November 18, adopted a €20 million package to support the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. This funding is an addition to the €20 million announced in December 2022.

This support will facilitate the acquisition of personal equipment and cover costs related to the strategic airlift necessary to sustain the Rwandan deployment in Cabo Delgado.

"The presence of the Rwanda Defence Force troops has been crucial in making progress and remains essential, especially following the recent withdrawal of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)," EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated in a press release on Monday.

Rwanda deployed troops to Cabo Delgado in July 2021 at the request of the Mozambican government to combat an Islamic State-linked insurgency.

Rwandan troops, working alongside Mozambican forces, have played a key role in stabilizing the terrorist-affected districts of Cabo Delgado.

Currently, security has been reestablished in many parts of Cabo Delgado Province. Schools are reopening, people are returning to their homes, and terrorist fighters are fleeing into the forests.

The Rwandan Security Forces continue to support the Mozambican government in reinstating state authority in Cabo Delgado Province through combat and security operations and participating in stabilization and security sector reform.