Three hundred and forty-seven Renamo officers officially transitioned to civilian life today as part of the closure of Renamo's last military base, in the Gorongosa mountains, Sofala province, by mutual understanding between the parties involved in order to achieve peace. Renamo President Ossufo Momade said during his speech that...
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Ossufo Momade says he will not step down from Renamo leadership despite protests
The leader of Renamo, the largest opposition party, Ossufo Momade, downplays the challenges to his leadership by some guerrillas, and says he will carry out his mandate until the end. In recent times, some Renamo guerrillas have been contesting the leadership of Ossufo Momade, whom they accuse of mismanaging the...
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Demobilized "stone and mortar", they reiterate that Ossufo Momade is no longer Renamo's leader
The demobilized members of Renamo under the DDR reiterate that they no longer recognize Ossufo Momade as the leader of the largest opposition party in Mozambique. The former Chief of General Staff, Timosse Maquinze, reiterated that the position of the combatants remains intact and that they do not recognize Ossufo Momade as the leader of Renamo. According to the demands of the demobilized led by...
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Renamo generals again demand Ossufo Momade's ouster and accuse him of leadership "incapacity"
Renamo generals spoke out on Saturday in the city of Beira about their dissatisfaction with the DDR process and the kidnappings and murders of members and demobilized soldiers. They demand the unconditional removal of their leader, Ossufo Momade. A group made up of eight generals from the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) from all over the country called on Saturday in Beira, the capital...
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Ossufo Momade: Frelimo wants to accommodate a "third term for Filipe Nyusi"
With just over a semester to go until the start of 2024, the year constitutionally established for the first district elections in Mozambique, the government and the opposition are already exchanging barbs, raising the tone of the political tension that has characterized electoral periods in the country. At issue is the suspected postponement...
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Filipe Nyusi and Ossufo Momade maintain differences on district elections in 2024
The President of the Republic and the leader of Renamo, in opposition, maintain their differences over the holding of district elections in 2024, even after a meeting held on Wednesday, 8, in Maputo, in which they also analyzed the process of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of the former guerrillas by the end of this month. At the end...
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Renamo questions lack of pension funds for its ex-guerrillas
Renamo leader Ossufo Momade accuses the Mozambican government of violating the agreement on the Demilitarization, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of its former guerrillas, saying that the claim that there are no resources to pay the demobilized fighters' pensions makes no sense. "We are increasingly concerned about the alleged lack of funds and...
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"Lack of funds jeopardizes demilitarization guarantees," says Renamo chief
The president of Renamo, Ossufo Momade, said yesterday, Monday (26), that the government's successive announcements about the lack of funds and the unsustainability of pensions for its combatants call into question the guarantees given throughout the implementation of the Demilitarization, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) process. Momade made this statement after...
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Renamo denies that its leader is being held by guerrillas in Gorongosa
Renamo, the main opposition party in Mozambique, says that information published on Thursday 22 that its leader, Ossufo Momade, is being held in the Gorongosa mountain range in Sofala by guerrillas dissatisfied with the direction of the Demilitarization, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process is false and slanderous. The president of Renamo Democrática, a new...
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Renamo questions EU support for Rwanda and says sovereignty is "under threat"
Renamo, the largest opposition party, yesterday questioned the European Union's (EU) support for Rwanda and considered that Mozambique's peace and sovereignty are "totally threatened" due to armed violence in the north of the country. "More than ever, our peace and sovereignty are totally threatened by the horrors of terrorism in the northern zone,"...