EU Set to Double Funding for Rwandan Force in Mozambique
- Rwandan troops fight jihadists near $20 billion Total project
- Under the proposal, funding would double to €40 million
A Rwandan policeman and a Rwandan soldier guard The Total Mozambique LNG Project in Afungi in the Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique.
Photographer: Camille Laffont/AFP/Getty ImagesThe European Union is considering doubling funding for a Rwandan force fighting Islamic State-linked jihadists whose activity has delayed a $20 billion TotalEnergies SE project by years in Mozambique’s gas-rich northeastern region.
Under the proposal, the EU would pay €40 million ($42.8 million) for non-lethal military equipment and airlifts for Rwandan Defence Force soldiers that have been deployed to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province since 2021, two EU officials said, asking not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak to the media. The EU sent Rwanda €20 million when it first sent soldiers to the region.