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Mozambique: Demilitarisation Deal Saves Elections
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 12 July 2018
President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo acting head Ossufo Momade met in Beira this afternoon and announced agreement on "military matters" and stressed their desire to resolve matters… Read more »
Major Breakthrough in Mozambique Peace Talks
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi and opposition Renamo leader Ossufo Momade have announced an apparent breakthrough in peace negotiations over the integration of former rebels into the police and army. The disarmament and integration of Renamo fighters has been a major sticking point in talks, with the government demanding the immediate disbanding of Renamo armed units, potentially removing a key obstacle to local elections planned for October 10.
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Mozambique: Opposition Politician Mondlane Defects to Renamo
AIM, 1 July 2018
Venancio Mondlane, formerly the rapporteur of the parliamentary group of the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), has defected from the MDM and joined the rebel… Read more »
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Mozambique: How Is Mozambique Doing, 43 Years After Its Political Independence?
Fahamu, 29 June 2018
The author examines the current socio-economic and political situation of Mozambique after 43 years of the country's independence from Portugal. Read more »
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Mozambique: Disarming Opposition Is Essential for Democracy
AIM, 25 June 2018
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday declared that the demilitarisation of the country's main opposition party, the rebel movement Renamo, is a condition "sine qua non" for… Read more »
InFocus
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called for the immediate disarmament of the opposition Renamo's armed wing in a bid to conclude the peace process initiated before the death ... Read more »
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The ruling Frelimo Party is reportedly divided over constitutional amendments that will end separate election of mayors and increase the power of senior and national party ... Read more »
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From hacking people to death and beheadings to burning vehicles and homes, Mozambique has been shaken by brutal attacks that police have linked to an Islamic extremist group in the ... Read more »
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Hundreds of families fled their villages after members of an armed Islamist group burned down their homes in night attacks. The gas-rich north of the country has seen at least 39 ... Read more »
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A sudden upsurge in brutal violence in northern Mozambique, including the beheadings of women and children, has sounded alarms that a violent jihadist movement like Boko Haram or Read more »
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From beheadings, hacking people to death, to burning vehicles and homes, Mozambique has been shaken by brutal attacks that police have linked to an Islamic extremist group in the ... Read more »
