Mozambique: Renamo Militia Attack Police Base

Former rebel movement gunmen have attacked a police station and a health centre casting doubt on the prospects of an amicable solution to the country's political crisis.
  • Mozambique:   Renamo Gunmen Attack Police Station, Health Centre

    AIM, 4 December 2013

    Gunmen of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo on Tuesday night attacked a police station and a health centre in the small town of Tica, in the central province of Sofala. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Ten Civilians Killed By Renamo in Six Weeks

    AIM, 4 December 2013

    Attacks by gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo over the past six weeks have resulted in ten civilian deaths, and injured a further 26 people, according to the Mozambican… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Why Has Renamo Gone Back to the Bush?

    Fahamu, 28 November 2013

    The former rebel movement has renounced the peace deal it signed to end the war in 1992 and has issued a raft of demands to the government, raising fears of resumption of the war.… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Will the Real Renamo Please Stand Up?

    Africa In Fact, 1 December 2013

    For decades, it seemed as if the Mozambican civil war, which raged from 1977 to 1992, was resolutely over. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Attacks Continue

    AIM, 26 November 2013

    Gunmen of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo on 22 November attacked a vehicle about 10 kilometres from the small town of Maringue, in the central province of Sofala. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Attacks Vehicles in Maringue

    AIM, 25 November 2013

    Gunmen of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo on Friday attacked a vehicle about 10 kilometres from the small town of Maringue, in the central province of Sofala, according… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Dhlakama Alive and Well, Claims Renamo

    AIM, 25 November 2013

    The General Secretary of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, Manuel Bissopo, declared in Maputo on Monday that Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama is alive and well. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Boycotts Talks

    AIM, 26 November 2013

    The head of the Mozambican government's delegation to the talks with Renamo, Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco, on 25 November accused Renamo of showing no interest in a serious… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Gunman Shot Dead

    AIM, 12 November 2013

    The Mozambican defence and security forces shot dead a Renamo gunman in a clash on 10 November in the central district of Gorongosa. This followed an attack by Renamo on Canda, in… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Gunmen Attack Farm

    AIM, 12 November 2013

    Renamo gunmen, some of them in uniform, attacked a farm in Rapale district, in the northern province of Nampula, shortly before dawn on 11 November. The farm, in the village of… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Detentions, Clashes Mar Election

    AIM, 12 November 2013

    The police have detained two members of the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), in the town of Boane, 30 kilometres west of Maputo, accused of vandalising election… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Gunmen Attack in Rapale

    AIM, 12 November 2013

    Gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo, some of them in uniform, attacked a farm in Rapale district, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, shortly before dawn on… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Again Clashes With Govt Forces

    AIM, 11 November 2013

    The Mozambican defence and security forces shot dead a gunman of the former rebel movement Renamo in a clash on Sunday morning, in the central district of Gorongosa, according to a… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Rebels Attack Convoy

    AIM, 8 November 2013

    Gunmen of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo wounded five people, two of them seriously, in two attacks on 4 November against a convoy of vehicles under military escort in… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Four Dead in Two Renamo Attacks

    AIM, 8 November 2013

    Three Mozambican soldiers died on 5 November in an ambush by gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo in the central district of Gorongosa, according to a report in the… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Escalates War

    Mozambique News Reports & Clippings, 7 November 2013

    In a major escalation, Renamo guerrillas have launched at least four attacks this week. In the worst attack so far, 8 government soldiers were killed. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Four Dead in Two Renamo Attacks

    AIM, 6 November 2013

    Three Mozambican soldiers died on Tuesday morning in an ambush by gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo in the central district of Gorongosa, according to a report in the… Read more »

Renamo soldiers at training in the bush (file photo).

  • Mozambique:   Zimbabwe Denies Sending Troops to Mozambique

    The Herald, 7 November 2013

    ZIMBABWE National Army Commander Lieutenant General Philip Sibanda has said Zimbabwe has not deployed troops in Mozambique and is not preparing to venture into that country. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Govt Forces Capture Renamo Gunmen

    AIM, 1 November 2013

    The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) captured eight gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo in their operations earlier this week in Napome, in the district of Rapale, about 50… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Rebels Attack Bridge

    AIM, 3 November 2013

    Gunmen of Mozambique's former rebel movement, Renamo, attacked a truck on Sunday morning at the bridge over the Pungue river, 15 kilometres outside Gorngosa town in the central… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Should Take Battle to Polls

    ISS, 1 November 2013

    Instead of engaging in armed banditry or guerrilla warfare that can be devastating for the entire country, Mozambique's opposition party Renamo should instead focus its attention… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Mozambique Army Overruns Second Rebel Base

    Cameroon Tribune, 30 October 2013

    Mozambican troops on Monday, October 28, 2013, seized a second military base from the former Mozambican National Resistance Army, Renamo rebels, the South African Press… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Army and Renamo Clash Outside Nampula

    AIM, 30 October 2013

    The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) on Tuesday clashed with gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo at Napome, in the Rapale administrative post, about 50 kilometres from the… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Army Raids More Renamo Hideouts

    The Herald, 30 October 2013

    Tensions between the two sides are posing the most serious threat to peace and stability over the years in the southern African country. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Fresh Fighting Erupts Between Govt Forces, Renamo

    VOA, 29 October 2013

    Fresh fighting has erupted in Mozambique between government troops and members of Renamo, a former rebel group that recently withdrew from a peace deal. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Urged to 'Steer Clear of Mozambique'

    SW Radio, 30 October 2013

    A senior official has indicated that the Zim government could intervene in neighbouring Mozambique following reports of a renewed RENAMO insurgency, which has already claimed the… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Army Seizes New Base

    AIM, 29 October 2013

    The Mozambican Defence Ministry announced on Monday that the armed forces (FADM) have knocked out a major base of the former rebel movement, Renamo, in the central district of… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Boycotts Dialogue Session

    AIM, 29 October 2013

    Once again, Mozambique's main opposition party has refused to attend a session of dialogue with the government unless "national facilitators and international observers" are… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Opposition Chief Dies After Clashes

    AIM, 28 October 2013

    Renamo has stated that its head of mobilization, Armindo Milaco, has died of wounds sustained in the clash when the Mozambican armed forces (FADM) occupied the Renamo base at… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Guebuza Condemns Renamo Attack, Responds to Critics

    AIM, 28 October 2013

    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza has strongly condemned the latest attack by gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo, who attacked a minibus on Saturday morning, killing the… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Army Occupies Renamo Base

    AIM, 28 October 2013

    The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) on 21 October occupied the bush headquarters of Renamo at Satunjira, in the central district of Gorongosa, where its leader Afonso Dhlakama has… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Community Police Attack Renamo Members

    AIM, 28 October 2013

    Members of the community police attacked and injured six members of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, in Ancuabe district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado,… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   President Guebuza Condemns Renamo Attack

    AIM, 28 October 2013

    President Armando Guebuza has strongly condemned the latest attack by gunmen from Renamo, who ambushed a minibus on 26 October, killing the driver and wounding nine others,… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Mozambique's Afonso Dhlakama - Anti-Communist Guerrilla and Frustrated Politician

    DW, 28 October 2013

    Mozambique has been plunged into political uncertainty after the leader of the former rebel movement Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, announced the end of the peace treaty signed with the… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Renamo Attacks Bus On North-South Road

    AIM, 26 October 2013

    A group of armed men from Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, murdered one man and injured nine other people, four of them seriously, in an attack on a bus on Saturday… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Is Renamo Eating Its Own Vomit?

    OSISA, 25 October 2013

    On Monday this week RENAMO announced that it was pulling out of Mozambique's 1992 peace accord, which ended a brutal 16 year civil war that killed a million people. The decision… Read more »

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