The president of Renamo today denounced a wave of harassment of its members by the police during the marches contesting the election results, saying that his party will not back down. "There is harassment and arbitrary arrests of citizens, as well as invasion and siege of the political offices of the Renamo Party, as is the case...
The president of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), Ossufo Momade, said on Wednesday that the "imposition" of appointed administrators, with the postponement of district elections, was "unacceptable" and that the "denial of the will expressed at the polls" threatens peace. Referring to the sixth local elections, scheduled for October 11, the Renamo leader said at a press conference that...
The international community supporting the peace process in Mozambique has urged all actors to continue to take concrete steps to implement the Maputo Agreement in its entirety. In a Joint Statement, the ambassadors and high commissioners of Canada, the European Union, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, as...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...