The decision to bypass the SADC military forces and opt for Rwanda surely signals the evolving patterns of an African agency in conflict resolution, write Charles Matseke and Koffi KouaKou.
The Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique is a brutal victim of insurgency. Last month, the world witnessed a catastrophic attack on one of Mozambique’s town of Palma. The death toll remains unknown and a heightened international attention to the crisis swamped the global media headlines.
While a brief history of African solutions to African problems is not reassuring, this time there seems to be good news. Rwandan troops, a contingent of 1 000, have already established a speedy presence in the troubled province and claimed to have taken the main stronghold of the insurgents after killing more than 30 of them.
The decision to bypass the SADC military forces and opt for Rwanda surely signals the evolving patterns of an African agency in conflict resolution. It also sends a signal about the urgency of action to deal with crises by African nations themselves. Rwanda is also setting an example of a rapid response approach in conflict resolutions in Africa - a rare example.
There are downsides to the involvement of Rwandan troops in Mozambique. Their contested presence is currently fueling tensions between the ruling party and the opposition parties, Renamo in particular. Despite the early success of Rwandan military involvement in Cabo Delgado, all is not as kosher as it might look. There are downsides. President Kagame’s warmongering reputation, extractive mineral ventures, his extreme securitisation approach to conflict resolutions and his recently disclosed role in the use of Pegasus spyware, by the Israeli security company NSO Group, call for caution about his ultimate military motives into Mozambique.
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