Mozambique: Japan donates equipment to strengthen border control

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Mozambique: Japan donates equipment to strengthen border control

1:22 CAT | 05 Apr 2022

Photo: Noticias

The Government of Japan has donated equipment to strengthen security at Mozambique’s borders, especially in the northern region, which has been affected by terrorism since 2017, an official source announced on Monday.

The equipment, valued at around US$4 million (€2.7 million), will reinforce security at the borders of Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces in northern Mozambique, Kimura Hajime told the media after signing in Maputo the agreement that provides for the support.

“The objective is to fight terrorism in Cabo Delgado, because, for us, world peace is fundamental,” Hajime stressed.

The equipment comprises scanning and luggage X-ray machines, radios and patrol vehicles, equipment which the Japanese government hopes will “strengthen Mozambique’s capacity to control borders, and contribute to the socio-economic development of the country”.

Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique, is rich in natural gas, but has been terrorized since 2017 by armed rebels, with some attacks claimed by the Islamic State extremist group.

The conflict has internally displaced 784,000 persons, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and about 4,000 have died, according to the ACLED conflict register.

Since July 2021, an offensive by government troops, with the support of Rwandan and later Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops, have recovered areas where there was a presence of rebels, but their flight has led to further attacks in other districts used for passage or temporary refuge.

Source: Lusa / Noticias