Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, is prepared to wait until elections in 2019 to try to win control of provinces in central and northern Mozambique, party leader Afonso Dhlakama said last week. Dhlakama’s statement, made alongside his announcement of an open-ended truce on Thursday, 4 May, signals a retreat from demands to be allowed to…...

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