Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said the Rwandan government was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province if its "efforts and achievements [in the region] are not appreciated," Reuters reported on March 14. This came after Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande ​Makolo said in a March 14 post on X that Rwanda's military command would "be right to urge the government to end" the troop deployment in Mozambique if it assesses "that [it's] work in Cabo Delgado is not appreciated."

On March 12, Bloomberg reported that EU funding for Rwanda's military deployment in Cabo Delgado was set to expire in May and that discussions for a possible renewal had reportedly not yet been planned. Rwanda has an estimated 4,000 security personnel deployed in Cabo Delgado, where major liquefied natural gas projects are underway. In 2024, the European Union approved 20 million euros (around $23 million) in assistance under the European Peace Facility, matching a 2022 allocation, to support the Rwanda Defense Force's fight against an Islamic State Mozambique Province insurgency.