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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Mozambique’s two main political parties, Frelimo and Renamo, signed a formal end to their hostilities ahead of the presidential elections in October. The signing of the document put an end to nearly two years of sporadic clashes between armed partisans of Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama and the security forces of President Armando Guebuza’s Frelimo government.
The agreement between the two parties allows Dhlakama to leave his temporary hideaway and run for the presidency in the coming election.
“The declaration of the cessation of military hostilities which we’ve just signed is made in the spirit of good faith and represents the will of all of Mozambique’s people to establish peace and harmony in our country,” said Renamo’s negotiator Saimone Macuiane, who initialed the document with the government representative, Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco.
The accord will be ratified by Dhlakama and Guebuza in a public ceremony. The accord calls for the demobilization of Renamo’s fighters and their integration into the national army and police, a process that will be overseen by foreign military observers.
The elections are set for October 15 and will pit Dhlakama against former Defense Minister Filipe Nyusi as the Frelimo candidate, as Guebuza is barred from running for a third term under the constitution.
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