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Mozambique: RENAMO Internal Disputes Add to Loss of Influence

The process of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and the muting of RENAMO bodies and the internal debate remains a factor of internal contestation to the political leadership of OSSUFO MOMADE (OM).

The guerrillas of the military wing movement accuse OM of being too close to FRELIMO in the way he has aligned with the uncertainties regarding support for ex-combatants, a process brokered by MIRKO MANZONI (MM), a former Swiss ambassador who acts as special envoy of the UN SG and secretary of the working group created for the implementation of the DDR. READ MORE