Deficiencies in communication between the RDF and the FADM regarding the use of air assets contributed to Kigali dispatching air assets to Cabo Delgado, at a time considered crucial to combat the insurgency in its main bases, Siri 1 and Siri 2 (AM 1316).

The deployment of RDF air assets to Cabo Delgado is provided for in the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), but only a very limited group of FADM commanders were previously aware of the arrival of the aircraft. READ MORE