Mozambique: Chapo calls for responsible use of Artificial Intelligence
O País
Speaking this Monday at the launch of the book, “Xirico: Voices of Peace in Mozambique”, by Nelson Moda, former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano laid out his thoughts on the way in which the history of the 16-Years’ War is being told.
The man who led the negotiation process for the General Peace Accords in 1992 has no doubt that the war was meant to destabilize, not least because it started being planned before independence.
“I accepted the expression ‘civil war’ out of respect for the author and because it invokes speaking of everything as a civil war, but I know that this is not true,” Joaquim Chissano said. “I know how it was built, planned, and it wasn’t just after our independence. It comes from afar, which is why I call it a war of destabilization, because it was created for that.”
Chissano was concerned about the fact that little was said about the war that killed thousands in the country, which, in his opinion, needs to be clarified. “Many times, there is a tendency to excuse the mentors of this war for not talking about them as needed. This is something in history that needs to be clarified, and I hope we still have time, despite the fact that many of my colleagues are falling by the wayside. I hope that we who remain can clarify it well in a discussion or in a debate without emotions,” he said.
The former Head of State asked for a minute’s silence in honour of all the deceased who participated in the negotiation process for the peace agreements.
But, because it’s not just history that matters, Chissano also spoke about the present, noting that the appointment of a member of an opposition party, Raúl Domingos, as Mozambique’s Ambassador to the Holy See, revealed changes.
By Amosso Cuco
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