Rwanda is going to send more soldiers to Cabo Delgado
Date: 2025-01-31
The Ministry of Defense has announced that more troops and police are being sent to fight against violence and restore peace in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique.
Since 2021, the Rwandan security forces (RSF) have been in Mozambique in efforts to recover from the chaos that had engulfed the Province of Cabo Delgado in the North of that country.
Since then, the Rwandan army and the Rwandan police have made a great contribution in driving out the desperation in different areas, restoring life in all areas, those who fled and returned to their homes.
The website of the Ministry of Defense shows that the soldiers and policemen who were preparing to go to the mission to restore peace in Cabo Delgado were advised on January 30, 2025.
The head of the Rwandan Army's anti-tank division, Maj Gen Wilson Gumisiriza, who was the representative of the Rwandan Army, asked those who were going to be sent to the mission to continue to be characterized by the RDF values that include courtesy and teamwork to have that they will represent Rwanda well.
The message of the security forces of Rwanda in Mozambique is included in the agreement that the two countries signed at the request of Mozambique in 2021.
The extremists of Ahlu-Sunna Wa-Jama'a occupied the province of Cabo Delgado, from 2017 to 2021, killing about 3000 innocent citizens, most of whom were beheaded, which also caused about 800 thousand people to leave their homes and flee to camps for years all four.
In 2022, the Rwandan and Mozambican military forces signed an agreement to expand cooperation in order to strengthen the efforts in Cabo Delgado and build the capacity of the internal security forces.
Before the arrival of the Rwandan army, the SADC forces had started to fight the unrest in Cabo Delgado Province since 2017 and failed to defeat it.
