Filipe Nyusi Urges Calm As Dialogue With Renamo Continues
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday appealed for calm in the current phase of the government’s dialogue with the main opposition party, the rebel movement Renamo, in order to secure a definitive peace. Speaking at a rally in the Siluvo locality, in Nhamatanda district, during his working visit to the central province of Sofala, Nyusi […]
Peace Must Involve Disarming Renamo, Insists Frelimo
The head of the parliamentary group of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party, Margarida Talapa, stressed on Friday that definitive peace must involve the demilitarisation and disarmament of the main opposition party, the rebel movement Renamo, and “the economic and social reintegration” of members of the Renamo militia. The negotiations between the government and Renamo since December […]
Mozambique Troops Have Withdrawn From Gorongosa Positions
Mozambican Defence Minister Salvador M’tumuke has denied claims by Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Renamo rebels, that Mozambican forces disobeyed the instructions given by President Filipe Nyusi to withdraw from positions near the Gorongosa mountain range, in the central province of Sofala. Speaking to reporters in Doa district, in Tete province, M’tumuke said the government […]
Afonso Dhlakama Complains of ‘Slowness’ in Negotiations
Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Mozambican rebel movement Renamo, on Wednesday complained at the slow pace of negotiations for a definitive peace between his militia and the Mozambican defence and security forces, but urged his followers to be patient. In another of his telephone press conferences, this time between his bush headquarters in the central […]
Mozambique Indefinite Truce – Debt Guarantee Confirmed
As expected, Renamo head Afonso Dhlakama this morning (Thursday 4 May) announced an indefinite extension of the cease fire. The announcement was made by telephone from his base in Gorongosa to a press conference in Maputo. He confirmed that he has remained in regular phone contact with President Filipe Nyusi. He linked the cease fire […]
Governor Helena Taipo Asks Afonso Dhlakama’s Father to Help Secure Peace
The governor of the central Mozambican province of Sofala, Helena Taipo, on Friday called on regulo (chief) Mangunde, who is the father of Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the rebel movement Renamo, and asked him to help persuade his son to transform the current truce into a definitive peace. Taipo was making an official trip to […]
Confusion and Spin in Mozambique Secret Debt Saga
Secret Debt: Maleiane defends feasibility study that Comiche damned, but blames banks for accepting study Economy and Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane defended the feasibility study which was used to justify the $2 billion in secret loans, speaking at a press conference 27 December. In effect, he directly challenged the parliamentary commission, headed by former finance […]
Mozambique ex-rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama calls truce
Afonso Dhlakama has led Renamo since 1979 at the height of the civil war, which ended in 1992 Former rebel commander Afonso Dhlakama, who leads Mozambique’s main opposition party Renamo, has announced a two-month extension to a truce between his troops and the government to give more time for peace talks. Mr Dhlakama returned to […]
Zimbabwe Safe From Renamo Bandits – Army General Trust Mugoba
The country is safe from incursions by RENAMO bandits from Mozambique despite sporadic attacks between that country’s Government forces and the rebels, the Zimbabwe National Army has said. There were fears that rebel RENAMO bandits under the leadership of Mr Afonso Dlakama, would pose a security threat in communities in Manicaland that border with Mozambique. […]
1,900 Mozambicans Stranded in Moza, Zim Border Fleeing The Banditry Renamo
SOME 1 900 Mozambicans are stranded at the border with Zimbabwe after fleeing the banditry by opposition forces in their country. The Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) is blamed for the terror, which has continued despite assurances by government leaders a truce was within reach with the opposition party. United Nations agencies said they were mobilizing […]
