Afonso Dhlakama

Accompanied by a military gun salute, Mozambique laid to rest rebel supremo and opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama in his remote birth village yesterday after his unexpected death threw the country’s peace process into uncertainty.
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The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, has suspended its plenary sessions scheduled for this week to allow deputies to attend the funeral ceremonies for Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the main opposition party, the rebel…
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Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party on Saturday named Ossufo Momade as its interim leader after leader Afonso Dhlakama, who had headed the party for 39 years, died unexpectedly last Thursday.
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Former Mozambican guerrilla leader Afonso Dhlakama, who was due to run for the presidency next year, died on Thursday aged 65.
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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.
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Rebels in Mozambique announced yesterday a two-month extension to a truce with the government, raising hopes for peace after a spike in violence last year that claimed scores of lives. Analysts say competition over natural resources…
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MAPUTO - The death toll in a roadside gun battle involving a convoy carrying Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama has risen to 20, police said Sunday, heightening tensions in the troubled southern African nation.
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Maputo (AFP) - Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama escaped unhurt after his convoy was hit by gunfire as he returned from a rally in the central Manica province, police said Sunday.
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MOZAMBIQUE - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, on Tuesday threatened once again that he will form “a parallel government”, if the ruling Frelimo Party refuses to form a…
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A senior official has indicated that the Zimbabwe government could intervene in neighbouring Mozambique following reports of a renewed RENAMO insurgency, which has already claimed the lives of at least 58 people.
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