Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the opposition party Renamo, plans to take power in six provinces in the north and centre of Mozambique in March 2016, without firing a single shot, he told journalists in Maputo on 16 December. Dhlakama, speaking by telephone to a room full of journalists and party officials in Maputo, claimed to…...

Afonso Dhlakama addressing a rally in Beira ahead of the 2014 elections. Photo © Tom Bowker / Zitamar News