Mozambique is facing difficulties in honoring its alleged financial commitments in the field of security with Rwanda, according to a publication in the Africa Intelligence, quoted by Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD).

The civil society organization that had access to the matter said that Mozambique may owe between 20 million and 40 million US dollars to Rwanda.

"...Mozambique may owe between 2 and 4 million dollars a month. Invoices to Kigali have not been paid since August 2024 with the resignation of Max Tonela," he said.


This stems from the fact that Mozambique requested Rwanda's intervention to fight the terrorist insurgency in Cabo Delgado. Paul Kagame's troops have been in the province since September 2021 at the "invitation" of the then President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi.


And as far as we can tell, the oil companies, namely ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies, which have million-dollar projects in the province, are worried about the uncertainties that are beginning to loom.

"TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, whose gas projects depend on this support, are doing everything they can to ensure that Maputo pays it back," writes Africa Intelligence.

But, recalls the CDD, in 2024, Kagame allegedly said in an interview that the presence of Rwandan troops in Mozambique was financed by Rwandan taxes. "Filipe Nyusi also denied that Mozambique was paying for Rwandan military aid."

It seems strange that Mozambique owes a debt to Rwanda, given that it is public knowledge that the European Union is financing Kigali for its operations in Cabo Delgado.

Now, the existence of an invoice for Maputo-Kigali cooperation seems to have remained the "secret of the gods". And for this reason, the CDD understands the need for the "urgent" presentation of the detailed agreement between the parties.


"For us, there is an answer that seems obvious: Kigali was always the preference of those who governed Mozambique for operations in Cabo Delgado," says the CDD, indicating that it is now the responsibility of Daniel Chapo's government to prevent this supposed debt from becoming a burden for this and future generations of Mozambicans.