Russia Offered To Crush IS!S In Mozambique | Then The UN Said THIS

Russia offered to help Mozambique fight the Islamic State-linked insurgency in Cabo Delgado. But more than 1 month later, President Daniel Chapo has not accepted a Russian combat deployment — and what he has done instead makes this story even more interesting.

While Moscow waits, Chapo has asked Europe to extend its military assistance to Mozambique for at least another 2 years. Rwanda’s soldiers are still on the ground. European military trainers remain active. Russia continues supplying equipment and training. And now an independent UN Special Rapporteur is saying that after almost 9 years of war, a purely military victory does not appear imminent and Mozambique should consider negotiations with the armed groups.

So how did we get here?

In this episode of Frontline Africa, we examine:

🔥 What happened to Russia’s offer to fight the insurgency
🔥 Why Chapo asked Europe to stay longer
🔥 Why Rwanda’s troops are still in Cabo Delgado
🔥 The growing role of Russia, Europe and Rwanda in Mozambique’s security
🔥 The $20 billion Mozambique LNG project and the foreign interests surrounding Cabo Delgado
🔥 Why militants are still kidnapping civilians, extorting communities and surviving after years of military operations
🔥 Why negotiations are now being discussed
🔥 And the bigger question of militant Islamist violence spreading across different parts of Africa

Cabo Delgado has become one of the most important geopolitical battlegrounds in Africa: enormous natural gas reserves, foreign military involvement, multinational energy companies and an insurgency that refuses to disappear.

France has TotalEnergies.
The United States has ExxonMobil.
Italy has Eni.
Rwanda has soldiers on the ground.
The European Union has a military assistance mission.
Russia has weapons, training and an open offer of deeper military support.

And in the middle of all of them is Mozambique.

The question is no longer simply Russia or Europe?

The real question is whether any foreign military partner can actually end an insurgency whose roots are already embedded inside African communities — and whether Mozambique can use these competing foreign powers without surrendering its sovereignty.

👇 Tell us which country you are chatting from and answer these 3 questions:

Should Mozambique negotiate with these armed groups after almost 9 years of war?
Is Chapo smart to keep Russia, Rwanda and Europe involved at the same time?
Why do armed groups so often appear around strategically important resource zones in Africa?

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