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Vol 65 No 22

Published 1st November 2024


Mozambique

Kigali tightens its security grip as Nyusi bows out

The furore over Mozambique’s national elections this month may complicate Rwanda’s military role in the northern Cabo Delgado province

Rwanda’s military, invited by President Filipe Nyusi to push back insurgents and guard the gas export plant in Cabo Delgado, is expanding its security operations and business interests in Mozambique. Regional officials see this as a direct challenge to South Africa. Rwanda’s military muscle may be increasingly important for outgoing President Nyusi and his party’s chaotic attempt to steal the elections on 9 October. Resentment in the police and army at the Nyusi government’s high-level corruption, and its secretive alliance with Rwanda, is growing.

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