A six-hour session at Mozambique’s peace talks ended in deadlock on Wednesday, 24 August, despite extending deep into the evening at Maputo’s Hotel Avenida. A joint declaration, shared with media when the talks ended at 22:00 local time, said the talks will now be adjourned until 12 September. Hopes had been high that agreement would…...

Mario Raffaelli, chair of the mediators, reading a joint statement on 24 August 2016. Photo © Simon Kamm / Zitamar News