Rwanda’s President Kagame in Mozambique for a 2 Day State visit
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame arrived in Mozambique Friday for a two-day state.
The visit comes two-and-a-half months after Rwanda’s deployment of a 1000- strong contingent, made up of the army and the police, that recently launched offensive attacks against insurgents in Cabo Delgado province in the north east of Mozambique.
In July, Rwanda, under a bilateral arrangement, was the first to send troops to Mozambique. Botswana followed with a contingent of 296 and South Africa deployed 1,500 soldiers.
Despite initial opposition to the deployment by some members of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), both Presidents Nyusi and Kagame have defended the move.
They said it was necessary to counter the rising threat of terrorism and insecurity after the insurgents l...
