The Mozambican government will ask Parliament to increase the mandatory military service from two to five years, Council of Ministers spokesman Filiman Suazé said Tuesday.
Suase stated that the change is aimed at adapting to “the political and socio-economic challenges facing the military establishment today.”
The extension of compulsory military service will also make better use of the state’s investment in the Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM), the representative of the Council of Ministers added.
For the new term to take effect, the Assembly of the Republic must amend the Compulsory Military Service Act.
The province of Cabo Delgado has been facing an armed insurgency for five years now, with the Islamic State extremist group claiming responsibility for some attacks.
The insurgency has led to military retaliation since July 2021, with the support of Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), liberating areas near gas projects, but new waves of attacks have emerged in the south of the region and in the neighboring province. from Nampula.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the conflict has already displaced one million people and killed about 4,000 people, according to the ACLED Conflict Registration Project.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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