Webinar | Rwanda in Mozambique: Limits to civilian protection

Rwandan forces in Mozambique have developed a reputation for putting civilian protection at the heart of their counterinsurgency efforts. However, there are signs that Rwanda’s current posture in northern Mozambique may put civilians at risk through either inaction or delayed reaction.

This is seen in particular along the strategic N380 highway. Running from the provincial capital Pemba in the south, through Macomia, to the port town of Mocímboa da Praia in the north, the highway is critical to the flow of people and goods through the province, and it has consistently been a target of the Islamist insurgency.