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Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies take a hit as payment to Rwandan troops stops

Rwandan special units and Mozambican police in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, in December 2023. — Rwandan special units and Mozambican police in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, in December 2023. © Cyrile Ndegeya/Anadolu/AFP

Relations between Maputo and Kigali have once again soured over Mozambique's financial contribution to the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Cabo Delgado province. [...]

Published on 15/04/2026 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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