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Cease fire continues
8:34 CAT | 09 Jan 2017
File photo / Afonso Dlakama (L) and president Filipe Nyusi (R) after a meeting in Maputo, February 2015
The cease fire continues, but Renamo Friday accused the government of “provocations in violation of the cease fire”, according to Lusa (6 Jan), the only news agency to report the complaint. Renamo spokesman Antonio Muchanga said the cease fire is not threatened, but that Renamo officials attempting to monitor the cease fire were being threated by Frelimo and were forced to hide.
The cease fire has only been declared by Renamo and government has not made any public commitments to restrict military and police actions, although it appears to have done so in practice.
In acknowledgement of the cease fire, the three armed convoys through areas subject to attack (two on the EN1 in Sofala and one on the EN7 in Manica) have been stopped. Traffic can move freely and it appears this is happening very quickly. (O Pais, 7 Jan) The police claimed that the convoys were stopped on 28 December, during the first cease fire, but had to later admit they were only stopped on 4 January. But the spokesperson of the Manica Provincial Police Command, Elsidia Filipe, stressed that checkpoints remained and “we shall stop citizens and ask to see their identification and, when necessary, we shall search vehicles.” (AIM En 4 Jan)
By Joseph Hanlon
Source: News reports & clippings
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