13 July 2021

EU approves Mozambique training mission

by Brooks Tigner

EU foreign ministers agreed on 12 July a new military training mission in Mozambique before the end of this year to help the country reassert control over its northern Cabo Delgado province.

EU Training Mission (EUTM) Mozambique's initial mandate will be for two years, during which its strategic objective will be to train Mozambican units as “a future quick-reaction force”, the EU said in a statement issued after the decision. It added that the mission's tasks will include “operational preparation, specialised training on counter-terrorism, and training and education on the protection of civilians”.

EU foreign ministers agreed on 12 July a new military training mission in Mozambique before the end ...

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