Mozambique: Renamo Urges 'Military Junta' to Refrain From Violence

Maputo — Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has urged the self-proclaimed "Renamo Military Junta" not to resort to violence to achieve its aims.

In an exclusive interview with the German Agency DW Africa, published on Monday, the leader of the Junta, Mariano Nhongo, who now calls himself President of Renamo, denounced Renamo leader Ossufo Momade as "a traitor", and threatened that, if the government does not negotiate with him, the junta will make it impossible to hold the general elections scheduled for 15 October.

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