The United Nations Secretary-General's personal envoy to Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, said this Friday that "there are no resources" to pay pensions to demobilized guerrillas from the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) party, following the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process signed in 2019 between the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and the president of the...
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Renamo denies alleged embezzlement of 12 million meticais
Renamo spokesman José Manteigas denied allegations that 12 million meticais belonging to the party had been embezzled, saying that they were made by a registered person who is no longer part of the Renamo ranks. Meanwhile, it is known that Renamo is managing a case of embezzlement of funds allocated to the Office of the Party President,...
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Clementina Francisco Bomba is the new secretary general of Renamo
MP Clementina Francisco Bomba is the new secretary-general of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), the main opposition party announced today. The new leader was appointed on Monday night during the party's National Council meeting in Maputo, the first time a woman has held the position. Clementina Bomba replaces André Magibire,...
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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,"...
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Renamo remits coalition with MDM for later
The leader of Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition party, Ossufo Momade, and his counterpart from the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), Lutero Simango, met on Wednesday in Maputo to discuss the situation in the country. Asked about a possible coalition between Renamo and the MDM, Ossufo Momade referred to the possibility at a later date. Finding ways...
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Plan to "silence" Venâncio Mondlane
Venâncio Mondlane, a member of the Assembly of the Republic (AR) from the Renamo parliamentary caucus, could face disciplinary proceedings from another parliamentary caucus. According to the newspaper "Dossier e Factos", the MP may be questioned by the Standing Committee and the Parliamentary Ethics Committee, but the reasons are not really clear....
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Two Renamo bases in Mocuba and Sabe closed
Two Renamo bases were closed in the districts of Mocuba and Sabe, in Zambézia province, as part of the process of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of the party's men. The information was provided by the president of the contact group, Mirko Manzoni. The special envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General also highlights progress in the process of...
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Renamo calls for resignation of Minister of Finance and Public Service due to TSU irregularities
The Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), the largest opposition party, last Friday called for the resignation of the ministers of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela, and Civil Service, Ana Comoana, due to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the new Single Wage Table (TSU). Renamo is demanding their "immediate dismissal", said Alfredo Magumisse, spokesman for the political commission of...
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Parliament approves revision of the law on foreign citizens
The benches of Frelimo, Renamo and MDM have approved in general the draft revision law that establishes the legal regime for Foreign Citizens, setting the respective rules for entry, stay and exit from the country, as well as their rights, duties and guarantees and repeals n.5/93, of December 28. Frelimo said it was...
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Mozambican opposition criticizes "insensitivity of the government" on the cause of Ukraine
Renamo and MDM, the main Mozambican opposition parties, on Thursday criticized the country's position of neutrality in Wednesday's vote at the United Nations Security Council on Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories. Renamo, through its parliamentary spokesman, Arnaldo Chalaua, classifies the neutrality assumed by the Mozambican government as more...