‘Frenamo partocracy’. This is the buzzword in Mozambique’s political circles, conceived by sceptical wags to describe the latest ‘decentralisation’ deal cooked up between the ruling Mozambique ...

District Attorney Joe Gonzales opts not to seek death penalty for Christopher Preciado, accused of killing Matthew Guerra and Savanah Soto.

The highest court in Mozambique, the Constitutional Council, confirmed the disputed October election results that extended the Frelimo party's 50-year grip on power.

Frelimo won 195 of the 250 seats in parliament. The opposition Podemos, which backed Mondlane for president, got 31 seats and Renamo secured 20 seats. Frelimo also won all the provincial elections.

Opposition accuses Frelimo of election fraud Renamo fought a bloody civil war against FRELIMO's one-party regime after independence, especially in the Zambezia province.

Momade, 63, has headed Renamo since 2019, the year he signed an accord with Frelimo to end a new outbreak of violence following the failure of a first peace deal between the Cold War foes in 1992.

“The conflict with Renamo is essentially based on political causes” due to electoral disputes, the researcher stressed, pointing to the recent example of the alleged “manipulation” of the registration ...

Maputo - Mozambique's Frelimo government and the Renamo main opposition party have signed a formal end to hostilities, sealing a peace pact ahead of a presidential election scheduled for 15 Oct, ...

Most of the current violence is about 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) to the north. When the Islamists took up arms in 2017, RENAMO was still at war with the government, led by the rival FRELIMO party.

Renamo has been clouded by controversy from the start. It was formed in 1977 by those opposed to Frelimo’s Marxist ideology or those who had collaborated with the Portuguese colonial power.

FILE- For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Rádio Comunitária da Gorongosa] Renamo district political delegate in Gorongosa, and 53 other members have left Renamo and joined Frelimo, Rádio ...