Tag results for: Mozambique

An Interior Ministry document signed by Bernadino Rafael, General Commander of the Mozambican police force, dated May 9th, and leaked to independent outlet ‘Carta de Mozambique’ has brought to light the existence of criminal elements within the Mozambican police force.  What You Need to Know The document, titled, ‘Ministry of the Interior, General Command of The PRM (Mozambique Republic Police), Office...

Russia’s Ambassador to Mozambique, 68-year-old Alexander Surikov, was found dead at his residence in the country’s capital, Maputo, on Saturday night. What You Need to Know: According to the Portuguese language outlet Lusa, which was granted access to reports from the Mozambican Police, the statesman was found dead on Saturday night, with preliminary reports presuming a “sudden death from undetermined...

A training mission in Mozambique, launched by the European Union in 2021 to assist the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) in its fight against an Islamic insurgency in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado Province, has announced today the successful training of 1650 special forces marines and commandos. What You Need to Know: The European Union Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM-MOZ) was established...

On April 16, it was announced that Mozambique and China were increasing their cooperation in the agriculture and electrical sectors, as reported by the news service, Club of Mozambique.  The announcement was made during a meeting between Mozambican Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane and Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, Li Ming Xiang.  The office of...

What You Need to Know: Rwanda is planning to deploy more troops to Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region with support from a 20 million euro (21 million USD) grant from the European Union. Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado region has been under threat from various jihadist groups such as Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State since late 2017. A report from South...