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Rwanda not using French money for Mozambique operation – Kagame | BBC
7:55 CAT | 06 Sep 2021
Rwandan soldiers have fought alongside Mozambican troops against insurgents in the north of Mozambique
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says the country is fully funding its military operation in Mozambique and has denied being financed by France or its oil company TotalEnergies.
last month, Rwanda soldiers backed Mozambican troops in their fight against Islamist militants in the north of the country.
“We have decent resources and we are happy to share. There is no-one financing us,” President Kagame said in an interview with the Rwandan Broadcasting Agency.
He was answering a question on concerns over the possible financing by Total Energies – given its considerable investment in the affected areas, Cabo Delgado province, for natural gas extraction.
President Kagame also answered a question over Rwanda’s rapid response – deploying troops ahead of the joint southern Africa regional bloc Sadc’s mission:
“There’s a neighbour with a burning house and the one who arrives first is asked: why were you so quick to put the fire out?”
He said that the mission was not linked to resources and was “just to make the area safe” and support Mozambique.
Source: BBC
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