{"id":2000112569,"date":"2026-05-19T21:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000112569"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:23:56","slug":"rwanda-mozambique-security-partnership-continues-despite-eu-funding-reluctance-nduhungirehe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-mozambique-security-partnership-continues-despite-eu-funding-reluctance-nduhungirehe\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda-Mozambique security partnership continues despite EU funding reluctance \u2014 Nduhungirehe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commenting on the future of Rwanda\u2019s deployment in northern Mozambique in a post on X, Nduhungirehe said the collaboration between Kigali and Maputo remains strong and effective, with the Government of Mozambique now directly securing funding for the continued presence of Rwandan security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda deployed its security forces to Cabo Delgado in 2021 at the invitation of the Mozambican government to help combat insurgency and restore stability in the gas-rich region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nduhungirehe said the mission has delivered significant results over the past five years, including the restoration of peace and security, the return of displaced families, the reopening of businesses, and the resumption of education activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also noted that the intervention created conditions for major international energy investments, including approximately $50 billion in liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects led by European and American companies, to safely resume operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the mission, Rwanda received support through the European Peace Facility (EPF), although Kigali maintains that the assistance represented only a small fraction of the actual costs incurred by Rwanda in Mozambique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nduhungirehe criticised what he described as the politicisation of Rwanda\u2019s requests for continued support from Brussels by certain EU member states, saying some countries, including “our two former colonial powers unfairly”, turned a successful regional security effort into criticism directed at Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRwanda came back to the basics and decided to deal exclusively with the Government of Mozambique,\u201d the minister said on Tuesday, emphasising that Maputo has committed to ensuring the necessary funding for Rwandan troops operating in Cabo Delgado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister stressed that the partnership between the two countries remains appreciated by Mozambique and will continue along the same path as both nations work to preserve stability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda and Mozambique, in August last year, renewed the Status of Forces Agreement on Support to the Fight Against Terrorism in Mozambique during a visit by Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement extended Rwanda\u2019s military support in Mozambique\u2019s Cabo Delgado province, where Rwandan forces have been deployed to combat Islamist insurgents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to this cooperation, we can see peace returning to the region,\u201d President Chapo said, acknowledging Rwanda\u2019s role in stabilising Cabo Delgado despite ongoing sporadic attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commenting on the future of Rwanda\u2019s deployment in northern Mozambique in a post on X, Nduhungirehe said the collaboration between Kigali and Maputo remains strong and effective, with the Government of Mozambique now directly securing funding for the continued presence of Rwandan security forces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has reaffirmed that the security partnership between Rwanda and Mozambique in Cabo Delgado will continue despite reluctance by some European Union member states to maintain financial support for the mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000112570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000112569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000112570,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","width":150,"height":150},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","width":300,"height":300},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","width":768,"height":768},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nduhu-8-17a46-4-98b06-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000112569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000112571,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112569\/revisions\/2000112571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000112570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000112569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000112569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000112569"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000112569"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000112569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}