Mozambique : EU To Train Military Personnel

The European Union has announced that her experts will henceforth help in the training of Mozambique military personnel involved in the fight against IS-linked jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado Province which has been under incessant attacks forcing the population and most multinational companies in the area to abandon their activities. The decision was made public on Monday, July 12, 2021 after the EU and Mozambican authorities formally endorsed an agreement. 
Former colonial power, Portugal, is already providing training for Mozambican troops. Their military instructors on the ground are expected to make up some half of the new EU mission, which will be headed by a Portuguese commander. “The aim of the mission is to train and support the Mozambican armed forces in protecting the civilian population and restoring safety and security in the Cabo Delgado province,” an EU statement said, without giving details on the overall size of the deployment.  “The mandate of the mission will initially last two years. During this period, its strategic objective will be to support the capacity building of the units of the Mozambican armed forces that will be part of a future Quick Reaction Force.”
A deadly insurgency by militants linked to the Islamic State group has ravaged the gas-rich Cabo Delgado Province since late 2017, claiming some 3,000 lives and displacing 800,000 people. A senior European diplomat told AFP in June that other countries includi...