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Rwanda Gender-integrated Marine Crew Fighting Terrorism in Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique

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Rwandan female soldiers at Mocímboa da Praia port along the Indian Ocean.
The Rwanda Defence Force sent a gender-integrated marine crew to Mozambique as part of the Rwanda contingent that is fighting terrorism in the insurgency-hit #CaboDelgado Province.

Africa news reports, the rebels were occupying the strategic town of Mocimboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado province until a 1,000-strong Rwandan force was deployed there.

They forced the rebels to withdraw into remote areas and break up into smaller groups.

Lt. Yvonne Umwiza, who leads a Rwandan speed boat unit, said that women were treated no differently to men in the mixed units.

“There are no specific challenges here in Cabo Delgado for us as female soldiers,” she said. “We face the same problems as the men and we are very well trained to perform our duties.”

In their four-year insurgency, the Islamic State-allied rebels created a humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado in which 8,000 people were displaced and 3,000 lives were lost.

According to the U.N.’s World Food Programme, nearly one million people are in urgent need of food aid as a consequence of the conflict.

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Abel Mavura is a journalist, editor, and writer whose work explores the intersections of cities, migration, and social justice. He tells stories about how people move, survive, and remake urban life under conditions of precarity, drawing on close field engagement and lived experience. Trained as a journalist at the Christian College of Southern Africa, Abel’s early work was rooted in media practice and community storytelling. Over time, his focus expanded into research and critical inquiry, allowing his writing to move fluidly between reportage, analysis, and long-form reflection. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and is currently pursuing research at the University of Cambridge, where his work builds on earlier research into migration and informal housing. Abel is the author of three books, and his writing has appeared across platforms ranging from grassroots and community radio to international and policy-facing spaces. His work is grounded in clarity, ethical storytelling, and a commitment to centring voices often left out of mainstream narratives.

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