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First blood: At the war front in Mozambique’s troubled north

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Rwandan troops at the airport in Moçimbua da Praia, northern Mozambique. PHOTO | COURTESY | Igihe.com

By  GATETE NYIRINGABO

Researcher, Business lawyer and Writer

"Hallo Gatete? This is the RDF [Rwanda Defence Forces], be at the airport at 0400hrs, you are deploying to Mozambique with our troops.”

This was all the heads-up I got at 8pm from an unknown caller from the Rwandan army two weeks ago.

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