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MOZAMBIQUE TANZANIA

Tanzanian army secures border area in Cabo Delgado

A new Tanzanian contingent took up position in the restive Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado in early December in a bid to shore up a struggling military coalition battling jihadist rebels. A Rwandan army unit was meanwhile redeployed further south to try to contain attacks by armed groups. [...] (448 words)
Issue dated 02/02/2023 Reading time 2 minutes
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi. © Phill Magakoe/AFP
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MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA Energy Politics Diplomacy 28/11/2022

Pretoria, Kigali and Maputo act out their rivalry in gas-rich Cabo Delgado 

More than a year after Rwanda and southern African countries begin their armed interventions in the province of Cabo Delgado, Rwanda and South Africa remain suspicious of each other. Recent closer relations between South Africa and Mozambique could, however, change the balance of power in the region.
A military convoy of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) rides along a dirt road near Pemba on 5 August 2021. © Alfredo Zuniga / AFP
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MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA Defence Diplomacy 12/10/2022

South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado 

The SADC intervention force in northern Mozambique, to which South Africa is the main contributor, has suffered a series of setbacks, including logistical snafus, lack of intelligence gathering, and poor coordination with Rwandan and Mozambican troops.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi. © Reuters
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MOZAMBIQUE Defence Diplomacy 10/09/2021

Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass 

The speedy start of Rwandan army operations in Cabo Delgado has finally enabled Mozambique to reclaim the territories it had lost. The government's other military partners were not given the same opportunities to bring their troops into the conflict so quickly, however, and are struggling to establish contact with Mozambican army command structure which has been entirely reorganised by Filipe Nyusi.

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