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The government of Mozambique has signed a ceasefire with the Renamo opposition party in a bid to end hostilities ahead of elections in October.<\/p>\n

The deal follows two years of low-level clashes between armed members of Renamo and government forces.<\/p>\n

In 2013 Renamo withdrew from a peace deal signed more than 20 years earlier which had ended a protracted civil war.<\/p>\n

Last week, as part of the negotiations, the government began releasing Renamo prisoners captured in recent fighting.<\/p>\n

The ceasefire was signed on Sunday night in the capital Maputo between Renamo’s chief negotiator Saimon Macuiane and the government after almost a year of negotiations.<\/p>\n

Mr Macuiane told the AFP news agency that the “definitive agreement” came into operation as of 22:00 local time (2000 GMT) on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We have begun a new era for the country,” Mr Macuiane said, describing the ceasefire as an “important step towards national reconciliation… and a durable peace”.<\/p>\n

Correspondents say that Renamo has been fighting a low-level insurgency since party leader Afonso Dhlakama returned to the bush in 2012, two decades after he agreed a peace deal with the governing Frelimo party.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s late night agreement follows a general peace agreement between the two sides a week ago – including a deal over the integration of Renamo’s remaining members into the Mozambique security forces.<\/p>\n

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After winning independence Mozambique’s Frelimo fighters became the governing party but were soon pitched into a civil war against rebels backed by neighbouring South Africa<\/div>\n
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It is hoped that any peace deal may improve Mozambique’s economy – the country’s agriculture sector remains seriously underdeveloped<\/div>\n

Renamo officials say that Mr Dhlakama – who has been under cover in the remote Gorongosa mountains in central Sofala province for nearly a year – did not travel to the capital to sign the ceasefire himself, even though he pledged earlier that he would commit to doing so once his party reached a final agreement with the government.<\/p>\n

“He mandated me to declare it,” Mr Macuiane said, at the same time indicating that Mr Dhlakama would meet Mozambique’s President Armando Guebuza at a later date.<\/p>\n

“It is obvious that there will be a high level, symbolic meeting later on,” he told AFP.<\/p>\n

Parliament is expected to start the process of implementing the peace agreement over the next week.<\/p>\n

Presidential and national polls are due to be held on 15 October, Mr Macuiane said.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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