{"id":53310,"date":"2025-03-08T16:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T16:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-trains-mozambique-s-soldiers-after-successful-anti-terror-operations\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:06:24","slug":"rwanda-trains-mozambique-s-soldiers-after-successful-anti-terror-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-trains-mozambique-s-soldiers-after-successful-anti-terror-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda trains Mozambique\u2019s soldiers after successful anti-terror operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been nearly five years since Rwanda first deployed troops to Mozambique\u2019s Cabo Delgado province to combat terrorism. This decision was made following a request from the Mozambican government, whose military had been overwhelmed by the terrorist group Ahlu Sunna wa Jama.<\/p>\n<p>The primary mission of Rwanda\u2019s troops was to eliminate the terrorist threat; a goal they have largely achieved as the entire Cabo Delgado region has been liberated.<\/p>\n<p>Following their combat operations, the Rwandan forces were expected to proceed to the next phase, training Mozambique\u2019s soldiers to maintain security after the Rwandan troops return home.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with IGIHE, Brig. Gen. Rwivanga confirmed that this training initiative is underway, with the first group of 600 soldiers nearing completion.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cI can confirm that we are now at the stage of training Mozambique\u2019s forces. The first cohort, consisting of about 600 soldiers, is being trained at a center in Nacala, and they will soon complete their training.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming days, we will be there to conclude the first phase of training conducted by Rwanda.\u201d Brig. Gen. Rwivanga further emphasized that peace has largely been restored in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMozambique is in a very stable condition now. We have conducted extensive military operations. If you recall, our troop numbers increased, and we took over areas previously held by SADC forces, including Macomia,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, we were only responsible for Palma and Mocimboa da Praia, but due to the confidence the Mozambican leadership had in us, we were asked to expand our operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that SADC forces had left areas still harboring insurgents, which required additional work from the Rwandan forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen SAMIM (the SADC Mission in Mozambique) withdrew from Macomia, the enemy was still present specifically in a forested area called Katupa, resembling Rwanda\u2019s Nyungwe Forest. We conducted numerous operations to flush them out, including along the coastline, and gradually dismantled their positions. The region is now largely peaceful, with only minor incidents that we continue to address on a daily basis,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83295 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-03-07_at_1.14_59_pm-b1014.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda is in the process of training Mozambique\u2019s soldiers.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83294 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-03-07_at_1.17_09_pm-6bc8c.jpg\" alt=\"The first group of 600 soldiers nearing completion.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83293 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-03-07_at_1.15_27_pm-49ee3.jpg\" alt=\"This decision was made following a request from the Mozambican government, whose military had been overwhelmed by the terrorist group Ahlu Sunna wa Jama.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83292 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-03-07_at_1.17_07_pm-00247.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spokesperson of the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), Brig. Gen. Ronald Rwivanga, has announced that Rwanda is in the process of training Mozambique\u2019s soldiers, with the first cohort of 600 soldiers expected to complete their training soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000083291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000083291,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-396.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53310","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\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000083291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53310"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53310"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}