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12/12/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/12/2025 12:54

EUMAM MOZ delivers CIMIC Specialized Program to FADM officers at ISEDEF

ISEDEF, Mozambique - Sixteen officers from the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM) completed today a CIMIC Specialized Program delivered by the J9 Cell of EUMAM MOZ, at the Instituto Superior de Estudos de Defesa (ISEDEF).

The programme was conducted from 3 to 12 December and aimed to enable the participants to perform CIMIC duties at Joint Staff level, as well as to deliver CIMIC lectures and education programmes within the FADM.

The programme was planned in close coordination with the Portuguese Cooperation Cell in Mozambique, which also provided a CIMIC Course at Tactical Level to 32 FADM students, contributing to the development of a broader set of qualified personnel in the field of Civil-Military Cooperation.

The closing ceremony was attended by the EUMAM MOZ Mission Force Commander, Commodore César Correia, Commander of the Portuguese Cooperation Cell, Brigadier-General Raul Matias, the Representative of the FADM, Colonel Gabriel Ernesto, and the ISEDEF Deputy Commander for Logistics, Commodore Patrick Enessi, who congratulated the officers on the successful completion of the course.

EUMAM MOZ, 2025



This activity reinforces EUMAM MOZ's support to the strengthening of FADM capabilities in Civil-Military Cooperation, contributing to institutional development and operational effectiveness.

EUMAM MOZ is a non-executive European Union mission that supports the FADM's training and maintenance cycle, while also delivering specialised training aimed at strengthening their capacity to combat insurgency.

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