In a joint media briefing with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi, who was on a three-day visit to Uganda starting April 27, President Museveni said a larger regional force would be mobilised because East Africa cannot afford to have a security problem close to its borders. “If the Cabo Delgado security problem is not solved, we will have to mobilise more and contribute even manpower,” President Museveni said. “To have a group destabilising Nyasa, Cabo Delgado; that’s not acceptable. “Those veterans are well-known to President Museveni; he knows them and he’s supporting them directly and they are the ones engaged in defending the country successfully, and his support is important,” he added. In July 2021, Rwanda sent a 1,000-strong contingent to Cabo Delgado at the request of Mozambique.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2022 22:16 UTC