The soldiers, deployed in July 2021 in the north of Mozambique when insurgents linked to the Islamic State (IS) had taken over the Palma district, close to TotalEnergies' future gas site and the strategic port of Mocimboa da Praia, managed to partially secure the province in just a few weeks. The arrival of the Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado province, the setting of Africa's largest industrial project and a jihadist insurgency, was decisive. Residents of Pemba, Mozambique, hold up portraits of presidents Filipe Nyusi and Paul Kagame during the latter's visit to Cabo Delgado province in September 2021.
After the success of its army in Mozambique, Rwanda expects economic rewardsĬompanies affiliated with the powerful Crystal Ventures holding company, the financial arm of Kigali's ruling party, are already present in Mozambique.īy Pierre Lepidi Published on July 11, 2023, at 2:25 pm (Paris)
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