Mozambicans see echoes of civil war

While much of Mozambique enjoys the fruits of peace, in one central town recent violence has left unsettling echoes of a civil war that ended more than two decades ago.

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Dhlakama vows to defend base camp

Mozambican civil war commander Afonso Dhlakama has vowed fresh attacks against President Armando Guebuza's government forces if they do not retreat from positions close to his remote base camp.

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Dlakama decamps to Mozambique bush

A former commander of anti-communist guerrillas in Mozambique's brutal civil war has established a bush camp with former fighters, who are demanding a "new political order" for the country, his party says.

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Poor but at peace, Mozambique 20 years on

Marking two decades since the end of a debilitating civil war, Mozambique's president says the country must now focus on exploiting its vast resource wealth for the good of everyone.

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Mozambique mayor puts fear in Frelimo

When kidnappers seized a 17-year-old Muslim girl in Maputo last month, the Mozambican capital's Muslims reacted with outrage.

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• SA farming interests safe in Mozambique
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• Moz polls: Parties complain

Zuma tightens bonds with Mozambique

President Jacob Zuma and his Mozambican counterpart Armando Guebuza have agreed to raise the status of the relationship between their countries.

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Zuma heads to Mozambique

President Jacob Zuma is expected to travel to Mozambique following an invitation by his counterpart, President Armando Guebuza, the presidency says.

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SA farming interests safe in Mozambique

Mozambique's legal system and bilateral treaties sufficiently protected South African farming interests, a farming union says.

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SA probes Moz expropriation of SA resort

South African authorities are investigating the expropriation of a South African-owned resort in southern Mozambique, the SA High Commission in the country has said.

• Mozambique cops seize fake SA money
• 96 illegal immigrants found near border

Mozambique to amend constitution

Mozambique's parliament has created a committee to draft amendments to the constitution.

• Guebuza sworn in for new term
• Riots underline persistent poverty
• Moz: Renamo appeal rejected

Riots underline persistent poverty

One of the things that the riots in Mozambique have underlined is the persistent poverty the country's citizens live in.

• Moz cops deny using live rounds
• Moz deploys troops as riots persist
• Fresh clashes break out in Maputo

New bridge links Moz, Tanzania

Mozambique and Tanzania have opened a bridge that will allow the first road traffic between the countries, part of Maputo’s drive to improve transport nationally, a report says.

New Moz PM takes office

Mozambique’s recently re-elected president has sworn in a new cabinet, including a new prime minister but making few other changes from his previous government.

• Moz's first woman speaker
• Guebuza sworn in for new term
• Moz poll results validated

Dlakama blasts ruling party

Mozambique's main opposition leader says the long-governing party is so entrenched through fraud, the only way he can get power is to share it.

• Moz party claims poll fraud
• Moz polls peaceful - EU
• Guebuza leads in Moz vote

Moz party claims poll fraud

Mozambique's main opposition party has claimed that polls that gave a landslide victory to the southern African country's ruling party were rigged.

• Guebuza leads in Moz vote
• Moz polls peaceful - EU

Guebuza takes huge lead

Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza and his ruling party have taken an overwhelming 77% lead in the country's elections.

• Moz polls peaceful - EU
• Moz parties lose poll bid

Polls open in Mozambique

Mozambique poll have opened for the southern African country's fourth national elections since the introduction of multi-party democracy in 1994.

• Moz parties lose poll bid
• Moz gears for elections
• Moz polls: Parties complain

Democracy at risk - Simango

Daviz Simango the leader of Mozambique's MDM party says there is no democracy in his country which goes to the polls soon.

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Malawi to probe border attack

Malawi's president has promised his Mozambican counterpart that he will investigate an attack on a Mozambican border police post allegedly carried out by Malawian police, a report say.