Rwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique's insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado

Rwandan soldiers deployed in Palma, Cabo Delgado in Mozambique on September 22, 2021.

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Rwanda ​warned on Saturday that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province, ‌where they are helping to counter deadly insurgent attacks, if sufficient international funding for the mission is not assured.

The deployment in the gas-rich region in 2021, at Mozambique's request, has helped to stabilise areas previously overrun by an Islamic-linked insurgency, Rwandan Government Spokesperson Yolande ​Makolo said in a post on X.