“Our country may be small, but our people think big. Our ideas will not be limited by the limits of our borders," said Rwandan President Paul Kagame, a statement that perfectly encapsulates Rwanda’s bold approach to its role on the African continent. Since the accession of Kagame in 1994, the tiny central African nation has developed an outsized role in the region, evermore seeing itself as 'Africa's Policeman'. Rwanda's decisive intervention in Mozambique’s conflict has sparked intense debate, with its actions raising pressing questions about the true nature of its involvement. Whilst Rwanda’s forces have indeed stabilised the insurgency ravaged Cabo Delgado province, where both Mozambique’s own military, private military contractors (PMCs), and even the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces struggled to regain control, there remains a more malevolent undertone, with their intervention serving its own selfish political and economic interests. This article examines both sides of Rwanda’s involvement from a cooperative ally to a neo-imperialist intervention, while ultimately exploring what the Mozambican government as well as international corporations operating in the region, such as Total Energies, can do to enhance their security and development strategy.