Trouble in Mozambique

Alfonso Dhakama
Alfonso Dhakama

Mozambican government forces have captured the jungle base of opposition leader Alfonso Dhlakama, forcing him to flee, officials say.

Mr Dhlakama's Renamo party said the assault "puts an end" to the 1992 peace deal reached with the government.

About a million people were killed in the civil war that raged in Mozambique after it achieved independence from Portugal in 1975.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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