Context

• The European Union has approved a Military Training Mission in Mozambique to support armed forces there to protect the civilian population.
• It aims to train and support the military in restoring security to northern Cabo Delgado, which has been plagued by extreme violence amid Jihadist attacks since 2017.

Mozambique

• Mozambique borders Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini.
• Its long Indian Ocean coastline of 2,500 kilometers faces east to Madagascar.
• The country is divided into two topographical regions by the Zambezi River.
• The country has four notable lakes: Lake Niassa (or Malawi), Lake Chiuta, Lake Cahora Bassa and Lake Shirwa, all in the north.
• Mozambique is rich in natural resources, is biologically and culturally diverse, and has a tropical climate.

Cabo Delago

• Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique.
• Apart from bordering Tanzania, it borders the provinces of Nampula and Niassa.
• The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe, with the Makua and Mwani as leading ethnic minorities.

https://newsonair.com/2021/07/13/eu-approves-military-training-mission-in-mozambique-to-support-armed-forces-there-to-protect-civilian-population/

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