# EU provides additional €45 million funding to Mozambique

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2022/04/eu-provides-additional-e45-million-funding-to-mozambique/
- Published: 2022-04-22T10:50:57+01:00
- Author: Sarah Lesedi

The European Union is providing additional support to the Mozambican military in
the tune of €45 million, and this will include equipment, supplies and training.

The European Union Council announced that it adopted a decision on Thursday amending
the assistance measure for support to the Mozambican Armed Forces under the European
Peace Facility (EPF) adopted in November 2021, adding a further amount of €45 million.
This additional support brings overall EPF support for Mozambique to €89 million
in total.

“The assistance measure aims to strengthen EU support for capacity building and 
the deployment of the units of the Mozambican Armed Forces trained by the EU Training
Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique). This support consists of the provision 
of integrated packages of equipment and supplies in conjunction with EU training
missions. The aim is to ensure that the training is as efficient and effective as
possible, enabling EUTM-trained troops to be fully operational and self-sufficient
upon deployment,” the EU said.

“Through this assistance measure, the EU will finance equipment to benefit the eleven
Mozambican companies to be trained by the EUTM, including individual and collective
equipment, ground mobility assets, as well as a field hospital.”

The European Peace Facility was established in March 2021 to finance all Common 
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) actions in military and defence areas, with the
aim of preventing conflict, preserving peace and strengthening international security
and stability. In particular, the European Peace Facility allows the EU to finance
actions designed to strengthen the capacities of third states and regional and international
organisations as regards military and defence matters.

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The Cabo Delegado province in northern Mozambique is experiencing a serious crisis
at various levels, particularly humanitarian, economic and internal defence.

Last month, Portuguese government [authorised the expenditure of up to €40 million ](https://www.military.africa/2022/03/portugal-approves-e40m-for-eu-mission-in-mozambique)
for the European Union Military Training Mission (EUTM) in Mozambique.

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The funding will be disbursed thus; 30 million euros in 2022 and 10 million euros
in 2023.

> [Portugal approves €40M for EU mission in Mozambique](https://www.military.africa/2022/03/portugal-approves-e40m-for-eu-mission-in-mozambique/)

The EUTM is [training Mozambican military personnel,](https://www.military.africa/2022/03/eu-trains-mozambican-troops)
in March, it completed the training of two Mozambican military companies; both drawn
from the Army and Navy formations.

They were [trained by the Portuguese component](https://www.military.africa/2022/03/eu-trains-mozambican-troops)
of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) as part of the bilateral defence cooperation
between Portugal and Mozambique.

Since the start of the crises, more than 3,100 African, European and US soldiers
have already been deployed to the southern African country’s Cabo Delgado province
to quell unrest.

Islamic-State linked militants have been wreaking havoc in the area since 2017, 
raiding villages and towns in violence that has claimed at least 3,340 lives and
displaced more than 800,000 people.

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