Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

MOZAMBIQUE

Nyusi negotiates details of EU, SADC military contributions to Cabo Delgado conflict

Read this article in our running story

“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

MOZAMBIQUE

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. As the conflict worsens, President Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

The Mozambican president, under pressure from the ruling Felimo party's leadership, is accepting a drip-feed of military aid from his European and African partners. [...] (455 words)

Issue dated 24/05/2021 Reading time 2 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Diplomacy

Receive free prompts for these topics

MOZAMBIQUE
António Costa
Burnham Global
Emmanuel Macron
European Union
European Union Training Mission
Filipe Nyusi
Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique
Frelimo
Ivor Ichikowitz
Josep Borrell
Michael Mukokomani
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Paramount
Southern African Development Community
Takuba
Total
Veronica Macamo

SADC vies with Rwanda for Cabo Delgado spotlight

Mpho Molomo, head of the SADC mission in Mozambique and ex-adviser to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, is working to make the organisation's intervention and Botswana's role in the situation in Cabo Delgado known. [...]

The head of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (Samim) Mpho Molomo. © SADC Secretariat/Twitter

The president of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. © Spencer Platt/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Spotlight

TANZANIA Defence Diplomacy 20/10/2021

Cabo Delgado: Suluhu Hassan turns from China to the West as terror threat looms

The Tanzanian army fears that terrorist activity in Mozambique could spread to its territory. It is now turning to new Western partners for help because Beijing, its main ally and military supplier, has not made counter-terrorism a priority. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Politics Diplomacy 17/09/2021

Nyusi launches his Security Council campaign

The only declared candidate for the African seat on the UN Security Council for 2023-2024, Mozambique is now looking to garner support in Europe. [...]

SADC Diplomacy 06/07/2021

SACU wants to help SADC speed up free-trade treaty

On 25 June, SACU's executive secretary, Paulina Elago of Namibia, addressed a virtual meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, to offer assistance in the implementation of the new pan-African free trade agreement. [...]

EUROPEAN UNION MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 15/06/2021

Nyusi invites European leaders to Maputo

The government would like European Council president Charles Michel to visit before the year is out. [...]

Filipe Nyusi met Emmanuel Macron at the Summit on the Financing Of African Economies in France. © Alexis Sciard/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

MOZAMBIQUE Defence Diplomacy 09/06/2021

Maputo finalises Cabo Delgado wish list

After an encouraging trip to Paris, President Filipe Nyusi is hoping French and Portuguese leaders will supply military vehicles. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Defence Diplomacy 28/05/2021

Washington stealthily increases security cooperation with Maputo

The United States is slowly but surely bolstering its support for the Mozambican government. Having deployed around a dozen green berets, Washington is now beefing up the embassy's security advisory team with the help of private service providers. [...]

Spotlight

SADC MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 28/04/2021

Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency Free

At the upcoming SADC talks in Maputo, Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi will put foward a military and logistical response to the security crisis in Cabo Delgado, an initiative that is also intended to shore up the candidacy of Masisi favourite Elias Magosi as SADC secretary-general. [...]

SOUTH AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE Defence Business 08/01/2021

Burnham Global trains Nyusi's troops to operate Paramount armoured vehicles

Via the consultancy Burnham Global, the South African defence magnate Ivor Ichikowitz is instructing Mozambican soldiers in how to operate armoured vehicles supplied by his own firm Paramount. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 30/09/2020

Cabo Delgado: Nyusi still prefers private military to EU assistance

Portugal would like to somehow get involved in military operations in Cabo Delgado, as would France, which wants to defend Total's interests there. But President Filipe Nyusi is refusing any such foreign state participation and is exclusively relying on the Dyck Advisory Group [. [...]

President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi. © MH/PKP/Reuters

On our other sites

Intelligence Online 28/05/2021

Richard Rands' Acumen takes hold in Mozambique

British strategic development advisor and specialist in Africa and the Middle East, Richard Rands, recently founded in his own advisory, Acumen Intelligent Consulting. [...]

Receive free prompts for these topics

MOZAMBIQUE
António Costa
Burnham Global
Emmanuel Macron
European Union
European Union Training Mission
Filipe Nyusi
Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique
Frelimo
Ivor Ichikowitz
Josep Borrell
Michael Mukokomani
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Paramount
Southern African Development Community
Takuba
Total
Veronica Macamo

New: Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence

Nyusi negotiates details of EU, SADC military contributions to Cabo Delgado conflict