The financial aid will strengthen Rwanda's contribution to stabilising the region and protecting key infrastructure, including liquefied natural gas projects. Rwanda has been instrumental in combating insurgent groups in Mozambique, reflecting its growing role in regional security.

This support will enable the acquisition of personal equipment, and cover costs related to the strategic airlift needed to sustain the Rwandan deployment in Cabo Delgado.

Source: torrenews

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said “The presence of the Rwanda Defence Force troops has been instrumental to make progress and remains key, especially given the recent withdrawal of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM). This top-up measure is a testimony of the EU’s support to ‘African solutions for African problems’ and, as part of the global fight against terrorism, it will also serve EU interests in the region.”