Leaving his testimony the Colonel shared the ideas that he will take after six months in Mozambique, highlighting three words that resume his experience. 

“If i have to describe my six months period here, in three words would say that was: fascinating, because this is totally a new environment with new people and a new area...Africa is a wonderful continent; is also surprising, because here in Mozambique anything can happen any day; and maybe the third word will be convinced, because now i concretely seen that european nations can work together with shared values to the same goal, and everything will go very smoothly”. 

EUMAM MOZ is a non-executive mission with a mandate until June 2026 and focuses on the opeartional training cycle and maintenance while also carrying out specialised training to enable the FADM to be self-sufficient in the fight against insurgency. This Europena Union mission is currently commanded by Brigadier General Luís Barroso, from the Portuguese Army, and has 83 military personnel from 11 nationalities.