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Postpone Mozambique Polls, Demands Renamo Faction

The leader of a faction inside Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo, Mariano Nhongo, has demanded that the general elections, scheduled for October 15, be postponed so that he can compete. This comes after, the faction held a three day meeting at which it "elected" Nhongo as the leader of Renamo, announcing the overthrow of Ossufo Momade, the party's leader who was elected at a party congress in January 2019.

Mozambique: Renamo Dissidents Insist On Replacing Momade

AIM, 14 August 2019

The dissident group inside Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, insists that it will go ahead with a national conference next Saturday to oust… Read more »

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Renamo faction leader Major General Mariano Nhongo (left), members of the faction at a conference in Gorongosa mountain (top right) and João Machava, spokesman for the faction (bottom right).

Mozambique: Postpone the Elections, Demands 'Military Junta'

AIM, 20 August 2019

The leader of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta", Mariano Nhongo, on Monday demanded that the Mozambican general elections, scheduled for 15 October, be postponed, so that he… Read more »
Mozambique: Assembly Passes Peace Accord Into Law, Mdm Abstains

AIM, 21 August 2019

An extraordinary sitting of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday passed into law the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Maputo on 6… Read more »
Mozambique: Momade Dismisses Renamo Dissidents As 'Deserters'

AIM, 2 August 2019

Ossufo Momade, leader of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, on Thursday dismissed as "deserters" the Renamo dissidents who have demanded his resignation, and are… Read more »
Mozambique: 26 Parties Deliver Lists of Candidates

AIM, 1 August 2019

Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) has received lists of parliamentary candidates for the October general elections from 26 political parties. Read more »