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Cracks Form in Mozambique's Latest Push for Peace

Although Mozambique's government and the former rebel organisation, Renamo, finally signed a peace pact, the southern African country is haunted by a splinter group within Renamo which has threatened to use armed attacks to make the October 15 elections impossible. Meanwhile, despite the increased Defence and Security Forces presence in Cabo Delgado, insurgents in the province continue to carry out raids.

Mozambique: Cracks Form in Latest Push for Peace

The New Humanitarian, 3 September 2019

A landmark peace accord to end decades of conflict in Mozambique is facing setbacks just a month after being signed, as splits form in the rebel-turned-opposition party that… Read more »

Photo: allafrica.com

President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade (top left) Renamo Military Junta leader Mariano Nhongo (top right), Cabo Delgado (bottom left) and Renamo military Junta militia (bottom right).

Mozambique: What Must Happen for There To Be Lasting Peace After Accord

The Conversation Africa, 9 September 2019

The Mozambican government recently signed a peace deal with the Renamo opposition party, in time for elections in October. This is the most decisive step so far towards ending a… Read more »
Mozambique: Observers Warn of Increasing 'Political Intolerance'

AIM, 9 September 2019

The campaign ahead of Mozambique's general elections, scheduled for 15 October, ran peacefully for the first two days, but there was an alarming rise in violence and political… Read more »
Mozambique: Vehicles Ambushed, Renamo Dissidents Suspected

AIM, 9 September 2019

Unidentified gunman opened fire on four vehicles near the Pungue river, on the border between Gorongosa and Nhamatanda districts, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala on… Read more »
Mozambique: Police Arrest Brawling Frelimo and Renamo Members

AIM, 8 September 2019

Tete (Mozambique), 8 Sep (AIM) - A supporter of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party, and a sympathiser of the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, came to blows… Read more »