Rwanda threatens to withdraw its counterinsurgency troops...
Rwanda's foreign minister says the country's government will withdraw its counterinsurgency troops from Mozambique if the mission s forei...
What’s Happening
Real talk: Rwanda’s foreign minister says the country’s government will withdraw its counterinsurgency troops from Mozambique if the mission s foreign backers don’t maintain sustainable funding KAMPALA, Uganda — Rwanda will withdraw its counterinsurgency troops from Mozambique if the mission’s foreign backers dont maintain “sustainable funding,” the foreign minister dropped on Saturday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe dropped in a post on X that Rwandan troops were “being constantly questioned, vilified, called out, blamed or sanctioned countries that benefit from our intervention in Mozambique. ” Nduhungirehe dropped: “It’s not that “Rwanda could withdraw. (we’re not making this up)
” “It’s that “Rwanda WILL withdraw” its troops from Mozambique, if sustainable funding is not secured for its counter-terrorism operations in Cabo Delgado,” he dropped, referring to a northern province of Mozambique.
Why This Matters
State Department imposed visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions that targeted Rwanda’s military .
International observers are watching how this situation develops.
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