The United States and Mozambique have launched the third joint troop training program that will last 10 months.

"As a strategic partner, the United States is committed to ensuring the continuity of military commitments during such an important time for Mozambique's national security," said the U.S. ambassador to Mozambique, Dennis Hearne, in a statement released Wednesday, quoted by Lusa.

According to the US embassy in Maputo, the initiative aims to "improve skills in special operations" and also includes activities related to the law of armed conflict, human rights, and medical training.

This is the third joint exercise since March 2021, but cooperation between the two countries has been demonstrated with other initiatives.

In November 2021, Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of Africom, the U.S. Africa Command, visited Maputo, one month after the expeditionary naval base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams made a scheduled visit to the capital's port.

The US State Department promoted courses in 2021 on tactical care of combat wounded and life-saving training for the Mozambican armed forces, which will continue in 2022.

Mozambique also participated in the second multinational maritime exercise 'Cutlass Express' in January of this year, and continues its long-standing participation in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program.

The conflict in Cabo Delgado has already caused more than 3,100 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project, and more than 817,000 displaced people, according to the authorities.