Mozambique seeks joint efforts with Tanzania in border control – Watch

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Mozambique seeks joint efforts with Tanzania in border control – Watch

2:09 CAT | 30 Jul 2025

Screen grab: Ministério da Defesa Nacional - Moçambique

The Government of Mozambique on Tuesday expressed its desire to join forces with Tanzania in strengthening security along the border between the two countries and in increasing actions to combat terrorism.

Speaking at the opening of the 6th session of the Mozambique-Tanzania Permanent Joint Defence and Security Commission in Maputo, Mozambique’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Defence, Casimiro Mueio, urged the State Security Committee to develop efforts to implement joint operations to combat terrorism and other crimes along the shared border.

Addressing members of the Public Security Committee of the two countries, separated by the Rovuma River for 650 km, Casimiro Mueio emphasized the need for efforts to “continue the process of reaffirming the Rovuma River border through the identification and demarcation of the river’s median line”.

Mozambique has recently suffered attacks, particularly in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which is rich in gas and has been facing an armed rebellion since 2017, resulting in thousands of deaths and a humanitarian crisis, with more than a million people displaced.

For Mueio, the meeting, which runs until Thursday, should serve as an opportunity for the two countries to review ongoing cooperation initiatives and assess the degree of compliance with the various decisions taken at the last session, held in September 2023 in Dar-es-Salaam, the capital of neighbouring Tanzania.

At least 349 people died in attacks by Islamic extremist groups in northern Mozambique in 2024, a 36% increase compared to the previous year, according to a study released in February by the Center for Strategic Studies in Africa (ACSS).

More than 34,000 newly displaced people were registered last week, between July 20th and 25th, due to renewed insurgent attacks in the districts of Chiúre, Ancuabe, and Muidumbe, with humanitarian agencies already providing food assistance.

According to estimates collected by Lusa, the wave of displaced people that has been growing since Thursday, now spans 3,500 families in Chiúre alone. They are spread across homes of relatives, but mainly in temporary shelters in two schools in the town, which are closed this week.

Source: Lusa