Ossufo Momade, the current president of the Renamo party, is the party's candidate for President of the Republic in the next presidential elections. The information was announced yesterday by the spokesman for the largest opposition party, José Manteigas, during a press conference. "Ossufo Momade is our candidate and the president who is bringing success...
The absence from the national political scene and the "sepulchral" silence of Renamo's leader, Ossufo Momade, in the face of electoral management crises and the suspension and house arrest of two municipal leaders, could weaken Mozambique's largest opposition party, warn analysts. Renamo leader Ossufo Momade has been the target of several internal criticisms,...
The Renamo party said today in Maputo that it does not recognize the results of the local elections proclaimed by the Constitutional Council (CC) and called on the population to demonstrate. The president of Renamo, Ossufo Momade, said today at a press conference that the results announced yesterday by the CC, which gave victory to Frelimo in 56 municipalities...
Renamo president Ossufo Momade said that the largest opposition party is not giving up on "restoring electoral truth" and advised international institutions to assess the level of democracy before granting support. The position was conveyed today, in the balance of meetings held this week with the European Union ambassador accredited to Mozambique,...
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...