Mozambique receives the final batch of equipment under the European Peace Facility

Through the EPF package, the EU has supported the Mozambican military units trained by the EU military training mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique), to strengthen the capacities needed to restore safety and security in the northern Cabo Delgado province and protect the civilian population.

The EPF has supported a total of eleven units trained by the EUTM Mozambique with non-lethal equipment, such as individual equipment (ballistic helmets, vests, camouflage nets), collective equipment (campaign tents, generators, water reserves), ground and amphibious mobility assets (vehicles, ambulances, boats), technical devices (drones), and a field hospital.  

These units formed eleven Quick Reaction Forces to counter the insurgency in Cabo Delgado.

Following the adoption of an initial urgent measure in July 2021 worth EUR 4 million, the European Union increased its support through the EPF. In November 2021, an additional package of EUR 40 million was approved to support five military units trained by the EUTM Mozambique. In April 2022, EU Member States increased funding again by EUR 45 million to address the needs of all eleven units to be trained under the EUTM Mozambique.

An additional EPF action in support of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) worth EUR 15 million has complemented the EPF Assistance Measure. Following the withdrawal of SAMIM from Mozambique, all equipment was transferred to the Mozambican Armed Forces in July 2024. The action is now completed.