A spokesperson for the Rwandan troops said on Tuesday that three Congolese soldiers were killed and six were hurt in an ambush in Mozambique over the weekend. In 2021, Kigali announced that it would send roughly 1, 000 Rwanda National Police ( RNP ) and RDF members to Mozambique, which is plagued by a long-running insurgency. According to director Ronald Rwivanga,” It is correct our troops in Mozambique were attacked in an invasion, in which three were killed,” in reference to the May 3 event in Cabo Delgado state. He continued,” The situation was handled well, and it is a battle area, and some of these occurrences are expected, but the situation was handled,” adding that those injured are “recovering well.” In recent months, insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State group have attacked the gas-rich Cabo Delgado territory. It is the most recent rise in clashes in a region plagued by decades of jihadist crime that has forced TotalEnergies to suspend a massive oil exploration initiative and killed thousands of people.
