Mozambique president, opposition chief hold first meet since 2015
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and the nation's opposition chief Afonso Dhlakama have met for the first time since 2015, a step toward peace after years of instability.
View ArticleNyusi re-elected party president in Mozambique
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has vowed to push ahead with national peace talks after he was overwhelmingly re-elected leader of the ruling Frelimo party at a five-yearly conference.
View ArticleRenamo attacks: Malawi urges truck drivers to use Zim route
The Malawian government has urged transporters and bus operators to use the alternative Zimbabwe route to bypass Mozambique due to insecurity brought about by the continued attacks on truck drivers, a...
View ArticleFleeing Mozambican nationals flood Zimbabwe - report
Over 500 Mozambican families have arrived in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province following renewed violence between the government of Mozambique and armed opposition militants, a report says.
View ArticleOld soldiers, old divisions are central in new Mozambique conflict
At least 10 000 people have fled Mozambique and sought refuge in Malawi, testifying to attacks perpetrated mostly by government soldiers, writes Justin Pearce.
View ArticleSix killed in Mozambique rebel attack
Six people have been killed in an attack by Renamo rebels in Mozambique, police said Monday, the latest in a string of violent skirmishes between opposition fighters and government forces.
View ArticleMozambique govt in deal with Renamo over governing of provinces
The Mozambican government has agreed to make constitutional changes that will allow the opposition National Resistance Movement to govern in six provinces where it won majority votes during the 2014...
View ArticleMozambique conflict triggers widespread fears in Zim
Renewed fighting between Mozambican military forces and Renamo rebels have caused widespread fears among Zimbabweans living in eastern Manicaland province, a report says.
View ArticleMozambique: Renamo leader rejects VP position
Leader of the opposition Mozambique National Resistance, Alfonso Dhlakama has rebuffed a proposal to offer him the position of a deputy president.
View ArticleProbe into Machel's death 30 years ago yields no answers
Circumstances surrounding the death of former Mozambican president Samora Machel remain unclear, 30 years after he died in a plane crash.
View ArticlePeace talks with Mozambique's opposition leader called off
Peace talks between Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama and mediators were called off at the weekend after fighting broke out between the military and ex-rebel fighters, a report says.
View ArticleMozambican opposition official shot dead, thousands sleep in woods - report
An opposition official has been shot dead outside his house in central Mozambique as months of violence and political tensions show no sign of ending, an official says.
View ArticleMozambican reporter held for one month for 'defaming police officer' - report
A Mozambican correspondent for a German radio station has been held in police custody for a month on charges he defamed a police officer, a report says.
View ArticleRecovering from war, Mozambican park again faces conflict
A fragment of a bullet-pocked wall in this Mozambique wildlife reserve is a reminder of a civil war that ended in 1992. Today, an ambitious revival of Gorongosa National Park is underway, but trouble...
View ArticleMaimed lions show challenges of recovery in Mozambican park
Maimed lions in the Gorongosa National Park show the challenges of recovery after Mozambique's civil war almost wiped them out.
View ArticleTop Africa stories: Moz, Tunisia, Zim
A diplomatic storm is looming between Zimbabwe and Zambia over fishing in Lake Kariba, and Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member "terrorist cell" that was funnelling young recruits to...
View ArticleMozambique's unexpected truce still hangs in the balance
The main sticking point in the failed efforts at peace is the demand by Renamo that it be allowed to appoint provincial governors in the provinces where it claims to have won an electoral majority,...
View ArticleMozambique rebel leader Dhlakama accuses govt troops of violating ceasefire
Mozambique's rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama has accused government forces of violating a ceasefire his armed group Renamo had declared following a surge in deadly violence last year.
View ArticleMozambique truce extended by 2 months, talks to resume next week
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama has extended a truce between his rebel Renamo group and the government and said peace talks would resume next week.
View ArticleMozambique president, opposition chief hold first meet since 2015
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and the nation's opposition chief Afonso Dhlakama have met for the first time since 2015, a step toward peace after years of instability.
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