Category Archives: União Europeia

EU to train Mozambique army against IS-linked jihadists

África, Moçambique, Segurança, União Europeia

Via: Africa News

The European Union formally established a military mission for Mozambique on Monday (12/07) to help train its armed forces battling IS-linked jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado Province. A deadly insurgency by militants linked to the Islamic State group has ravaged the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province since late 2017, claiming some 3,000 lives and displacing 800,000 people. Former colonial power Portugal is already providing training for Mozambican troops. Lisbon’s military instructors on the ground are expected to make up some half of the new EU mission, which will be headed by a Portuguese commander. “The aim of the mission is to train and support the Mozambican armed forces in protecting the civilian population and restoring safety and security in the Cabo Delgado province,” an EU statement said, without giving details on the overall size of the deployment.

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EU to train Mozambique army against IS-linked jihadists

Benin Republic Expels EU Envoy for Interfering in Domestic Politics

África, Benin, Diplomacia, União Europeia

Via: The African Exponent

The Republic of Benin has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to the country to leave immediately. In a statement released by the office of the presidency yesterday, Ambassador Oliver Nette, the European Union envoy to the country was accused of interfering in domestic affairs. President Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon’s office however made it clear that the West African country had nothing against the European Union and that a new envoy could be assigned to the country. The statement described Ambassador Oliver Nette as “harmful” and a threat to the national security of a result of his continuous in local politics and affairs which the government finds disturbing. You will recall that this is not the first time an African country is expelling a foreign diplomat due to interference in domestic affairs. Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia have all expelled ambassadors from the countries in recent times.

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