# Cabo Delgado: Rwanda deploys 1,000 troops to Mozambique

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2021/07/cabo-delgado-rwanda-deploys-1000-troops-to-mozambique/
- Published: 2021-07-09T17:14:53+01:00
- Author: Patrick Kenyette

Rwanda Government said on Friday that it had started deploying a 1,000-strong force
to [Mozambique](https://www.military.africa/2021/07/cabo-delgado-rwanda-deploys-1000-troops-to-mozambique/military.africa/tag/mozambique)
to help the country fight the Islamic State-linked insurgency that threatens its
stability.

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“The government of Rwanda, at the request of the government of Mozambique, will 
today start the deployment of a 1,000-person contingent of the Rwanda Defence Force
and the Rwanda National Police to Cabo Delgado Province,” Rwanda said in a statement.

“The Rwandan contingent will support efforts to restore [Mozambican](https://www.military.africa/2021/07/cabo-delgado-rwanda-deploys-1000-troops-to-mozambique/military.africa/tag/mozambique)
state authority by conducting combat and security operations, as well as stabilisation
and security-sector reform,”

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Rwandan PPresident Paul Kagame addressing his troops.

[Rwandan defence](https://www.military.africa/2021/07/cabo-delgado-rwanda-deploys-1000-troops-to-mozambique/military.africa/tag/rwanda)
forces spokesman Ronald Rwivanga said that the contingent was made up of members
of the police force and troops trained “to deal with terrorism and security-related
issues in that northern province”.

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The statement also noted that the Rwandan contingent will work with the Mozambique
Armed Defence Forces and those from SADC “in designated sectors of responsibility”.

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Rwanda troops ready for deployment in Mozambique.

Rwanda’s decision to deploy it’s troops follows last month’s decision by regional
bloc – the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to send forces to help 
quell the insurgency.

The 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) for some time have been
debating how to respond to the crises in Mozambique which began in October 2017,
leaving thousands dead on all sides with almost 800,000 people displaced.

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