Mozambique’s government has rejected a cease-fire proposal from armed opposition group Renamo, amid talks to find a solution to the conflict that is spreading beyond the main battleground of the central province of Sofala. General Jacinto Veloso, the chief negotiator appointed by Mozambique president Filipe Nyusi, told state broadcaster Rádio Moçambique on 11 August that…...

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi is due to visit IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in September. Photo © Timothy Haccius / Zitamar News