EU extends military mission in Mozambique until 2026 (and will adapt it)

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In a statement, Brussels announced that it will also “adapt the mission’s strategic objectives” due to the change in circumstances, “thus transitioning from a training model to an assistance model”, with advice and “specialized training” for the Quick Reaction Forces (QRF) and the Mozambican Defence Armed Forces (FADM).

Following this strategic change, the EU will rename the mission to EU Military Assistance Mission in Mozambique (EUMAM Mozambique), effective from 1 September 2024.
The European Union Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM-MOZ), led by Portugal, has trained more than 1,650 Mozambican special forces soldiers who are already fighting terrorism in Cabo Delgado.
“So far, we have trained a little over 1,650 specialized soldiers in special forces, both marines and commandos […]. We have also trained over a hundred trainers,” explained Brigadier General João Gonçalves, of the Portuguese Air Force, who leads EUTM-MOZ, on the sidelines of the ceremony that marked Europe Day in Maputo on Thursday.
“We are training the FADM with trainers to be autonomous and continue to maintain this training cycle and life cycle of the QRFs themselves [11 Quick Reaction Forces already trained], because they have to be regenerated,” he added, stressing that the training provided is “considered adequate” by the FADM itself “for the type of insurgency” in Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country.
The Mozambican commandos and marines trained by EUTM-MOZ are already on the ground, at a time when the military forces of the southern African countries that were supporting Mozambique in the fight against terrorism are being withdrawn.
“We are convinced that the training and the number of soldiers we are training are decisive in the approach to the conflict in Cabo Delgado,” he stressed, also acknowledging the “very positive” return on the actions of these soldiers on the ground.
The EUTM-MOZ training mission includes 119 soldiers from 13 member states, more than half from Portugal, but it has the particularity of including two other countries, outside the European Union, which contribute one soldier each, in the cases of Serbia and Cape Verde.
Through the European Peace Facility, the European Union has also supported the Mozambican Armed Forces with 89 million euros for the acquisition of non-lethal equipment for the units trained by EUTM-MOZ.

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