MAPUTO,
Mozambique
Rwanda’s military mission in Mozambique should continue until the completion of the process of rebuilding the infrastructure destroyed by the terrorists in Cabo Delgado, as well as the population being able to return to their areas of origin.
Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, in a discussion with Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi |
The announcement
was made on Friday by the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, during his visit with
the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, to the contingent of the Rwandan
Army and Police and of the Armed Forces for the Defence of Mozambique (FADM),
stationed at the Naval Base of Pemba, provincial capital of Cabo Delgado.
The Government
approved, at its 32nd ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, the
reconstruction plan in Cabo Delgado, which should run from 2021 to 2024, as
well as the mechanisms for its implementation, whose budget will be known in
the coming days.
Addressing the
two forces, Paul Kagame stated that the work carried out by the joint troops is
of recognised merit as it is culminating in the recovery of areas that had been
occupied by terrorists in this province.
Among the recovered
areas, the port town of MocĂmboa da Praia, Awasse, the locality of Mbau, and
the district of Palma, now under the control of the joint forces of Mozambique
and Rwanda, stand out.
“The mission of
Rwandan troops in Mozambique continues. The new action should be to guarantee
security in the liberated areas until the reconstruction is finished”, said
Paul Kagame, affirming that this work should also be done in partnership with
the Mozambican Army, which should determine the areas of joint action.
Kagame acknowledged
the sensitivity of his army’s mission, stating that there may be sacrifices
along this path, but the cause of eradicating terrorism is important. “Losing a
man will be the same as losing a lot of people,” he lamented.
The Rwandan
Defence Force (RDF) and the Police of the Republic of Rwanda have been in the
country since the 9th of July, with a contingent of 1,000 members, to
support the Defence and Security Forces (FDS) in eradicating terrorism.
The eradication
of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado also relies on the intervention of a
Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission (SAMIM),
activated on 9 August.
Speaking at the
Pemba Naval Base, the President Filipe Nyusi said that, by recovering the
areas under the control of terrorists, the joint forces of Mozambique and
Rwanda are freeing humanity.
For this
reason, Nyusi said, the population of Cabo Delgado and across the country
is grateful for the intervention of Rwandan troops in the country, as well as
for all the foreign support.
The
president added that the joint action of Mozambican and Rwandan forces is
an example for the whole of Africa, for the tranquil and coordinated way in
which it has been carried out.
“I want to thank
the new mission given by President Kagame, for the Rwandan troops to accompany
the process of rebuilding the areas and the infrastructure destroyed by the
terrorists in Cabo Delgado”, said Filipe Nyusi.
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