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Mozambique government, rebels seal final peace deal

This handout photo taken and released on August 1, 2019 shows Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade signing a ceasefire agreement in Gorongosa. 

Photo credit: Office of the President of Mozambique | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The deal was signed by President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade in Maputo's Peace Square and witnessed by former presidents and regional and continental leaders.
  • The pact brought the curtain down on marathon negotiations initiated by Afonso Dhlakama, the historic leader of the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo), who died in May 2018.
  • The UN's special envoy on Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, said it was a "truly historic day."
  • The deal comes just two months before general elections on October 15 that the ruling Frelimo party, the dominant political force for more than four decades, is expected to win.

MAPUTO,

Mozambique's government and the ex-rebel group Renamo completed a long-awaited peace pact on Tuesday, inking a final deal aimed at ending years of conflict.

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