Rwandan soldiers wait to board a plane for Mozambique in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, July 10, 2021. The Rwandan government on Friday started deploying a 1000-member joint force of army and police personnel to Mozambique to support efforts to restore state authority in the latter's restive region. The deployment of the contingent comprised of members of Rwanda Defence Force and the Rwanda National Police to Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's gas-rich province that is under threat of the Islamic State-related armed groups and insurgents, is at the request of the government of Mozambique, the Rwandan government said in a statement on Friday. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
