Threat of New Civil War in Mozambique?
11/05/2013
Leader of the former Mozambican rebel movement -- now opposition party -- Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, gives a press conference, April 10, 2013, in Gorongosa's mountains, Mozambique.
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is!
I’m Steve Ember.
Today we tell about concerns over a possible return to war in Mozambique -- after many years of peace.
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Finally, we tell about Election Day in the United States.
But first, we turn to what experts are saying about the situation in the southern African nation of Mozambique.
People in Mozambique are concerned about a possible return to civil war after 21 years of peace. The former rebel group Renamo recently said it will no longer honor a peace agreement reached in 1992. It made the announcement after clashes between its fighters and government forces.
Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party won the civil war. And for a long time, Renamo accused Frelimo of fixing elections so that it can stay in power. The former rebel group has long expressed dissatisfaction at being an opposition party.
Renamo announced last month that it is withdrawing from the 1992 peace agreement. The deal ended 15 years of fighting.
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