Divide the country? No! Would call into question the national unity.

Slim, aged and restrained words, Afonso Dhlakama rose from his castle, Satungira, which always lurks when it feels threatened. The place is difficult to access and who gets there first, you do not know the way back.Journalists leave their vehicles in the woods and make tens of kilometers transported in motorized. When they think they have reached the destination, there are also seven kilometers that will leave all tired because they are made on foot. In the midst of thick trees, and they produce lots of shade, sees the "fortress" of Afonso Dhlakama: a small house built wooden base, chop and clay.The Renamo leader had not been seen for four months. Is slimmer, calmer, but does not escape him the idea of ​​rule by force the six provinces where the largest number of votes. In the interview that follows, Dhlakama said that "being governor or administrator means not having a physical space" and adds that Frelimo and Filipe Nyusi trampled the Constitution, being the rule based on fraud. The Renamo leader also has a simple vision of the Constitution: "Peace and political stability can not be hostage of a paper written by the man himself." The following are the most significant parts of the interview with the man who leads the Renamo since October 1977.

The Renamo president Afonso Dhlakama, has said it will rule by force, from March, the provinces where the largest number of votes in the general elections of 2014. How will you achieve this?

No doubt that will be the ongoing struggle for democracy. We intend to continue the fight and complete the objectives we set in 1977, when we began the struggle for democracy. Therefore, it is clear that I did not come here (Satungira) to return to take up arms. What I wanted was to continue to maintain popular meetings throughout the country to explain and guide the people about the steps that should be taken to a genuine democracy. But unfortunately, my brothers Frelimo directed the Armed Forces and Mozambique Defense to eliminate me physically. This is no secret. Incidentally, the Defence Forces themselves have already announced publicly that they were the ones who attacked my entourage in Manica and then surrounded my residence in Beira, which forced me to leave the border on foot far. Here, I feel safe. I came here not to show my guerrilla capability. I came here to show the ability of a peaceful leader, a leader still willing to negotiate. Announced, in fact, the formation of our government from March. Maybe ask me ... 'Mr. President, how will you rule in the six provinces already exist governors there?'. Be governor or administrator does not mean having a physical space, that is by no means enter into the palace of my sister Helena Taipo or then in Zambezia governor's palace. Democracy is not made in the offices. We do not need a luxury office with air conditioning, internet and everything, we do not need luxury chairs. I'm driving Renamo from a house made of straw and sticks. To govern means to coordinate all activities in all districts. Have in hand all the executive power, ie the population is on your side and deal with domestic and foreign investors. Now, if the current governors show resistance to our governance and then ordering the Defence and Security Forces to undermine our government, then we will have no choice but to push them ... a little ... out of the palace and put our governors in those palaces. So the answer would be it. It is a satisfying and national reconciliation response.

The decision to create a new government, when there is already one, hits the Constitution ...

No, no, no. But our Constitution does not say that a party can form a government without having won the elections, as Frelimo did. Legally, I and Renamo is that we are on track, and we are not violating the constitution because we won the elections and we can rightfully form a government, as we do in March. Moreover, at least we will govern where notices They confirm that Dhlakama and Renamo had a majority. President Nyusi and Frelimo are governing or where they lost, then where they won through fraud. These is that smote the Constitution.

The Constitution does not say who has the most votes in a province must, from there, to govern it.

I recognize. The Constitution does not say that. But the Constitution does not say that those who steal votes and using the police to suppress his opponents is that it should govern. The Constitution does not say that those who do this as my brothers Frelimo, should be protected. We are also playing with the Constitution of Mozambique. But there is a way out of this. We do a review of our Constitution. We invite domestic and foreign constitutionalists to make an amendment to the Constitution. The Constitution must serve the best interests of a people, not a handful of people. Peace and political stability can not be hostage of a paper written by the man himself. Enough! We are not saying that we put borders on the river Save to divide the country. Then yes, I would be violating the Constitution and jeopardizing national unity.

This decision means that Renamo dialogue is definitely closed?

Certainly. Even if you were in my place, after those attacks that suffered, all the confidence that had deposited in the government of Frelimo and President Nyusi crumbled worse when I learned that the attacks were perpetrated by the Defence and Security Forces, which, after all , they are controlled by the same person who says he wants to talk with me. Honestly, they did not attack a base, planificaram my death. If not dead, it is because God is with me. So tell me there why should I believe in people who tried to kill me three times when I always showed readiness to talk. We conclude that our brothers are not interested in dialogue, then, from now on, we will dictate the rules. First, let's show our governors and then we will deal with the question of my well-defined safety and with the mediation of the Catholic Church and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.

Despite its positioning, the President has been saying that there are contacts and openness to dialogue ...

I pity. But I say that the President is missing the truth to Mozambicans. After my departure from Beira, days after his sending surround my home, I am sure he is who sent because it is the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence and Security Forces who were in my house, there has never been contact between the government and Renamo around the dialogue. Lost confidence in the mediators. They even spoke about those events and decided to appeal to the Catholic Church and the mediation of the president of South Africa. We were positively answered both by the church, as well as the South African President. But both the church as well as the South African President, are waiting for the Mozambican Government expresses the same desire to help us. a few days ago, I saw in STV the President to say that will do everything in their power to "pull the president Dhlakama for the city." Pull? I'm not a hole. I am in Mozambique and among the population. If indeed there is a change of attitude on the part of the Government, we are prepared. But even if there is a change of attitude for the better, my answer is: only after we establish our government. It is this government that will dictate the rules of dialogue. I know he was talking about pulling me after the meeting with the British Minister for Africa, a minister who spoke for 25 minutes on the phone with me. I advised the minister to inform the President that I want peace. I do not wanna die. I think he would not want a day was ambushed by Renamo guerrillas to come down from a helicopter. I'm not a terrorist.

The president says he is struggling to hold talks with his party for lack of organization.

(Laughs) Lack of organization? When they tried to kill me is not because they knew that I am the leader. We have a Secretary-General who is number two. I have an office that works in Maputo. We have a bench in the National Assembly. All these bodies are physically reachable and have hierarchy. With whom the government negotiated in Rome? With whom the Government was negotiating at the Conference Centre Joaquim Chissano? It is propaganda. Renamo has structure. Structure does not only mean Afonso Dhlakama. For me it is a way to truthfully to Mozambicans. It is a way to not justify the attacks against my person. I was waiting for some announcement of the Head of State on September attacks and the fence at my house. Anything. But those who attacked were the Armed Forces and the President is the Commander-in-Chief. So he knew of plans to eliminate me. Now he states that we have no leadership. Now I'm willing to deal with issues of the future of my country.

Circulate information realizing that Renamo is to train young people and arm them. No. We are not training young people. There have been several requests and all were rejected. The guerrillas did you see along the way to here where we are all former guerrillas and is with them that we are putting new barracks in the six provinces to defend our government. I can not hide it. We started this action recently. It is a response to the actions of the Government, that every day sends young people from the Defense and Security Forces in the regions where we won. I know they will try to create resistance in the regions where we won and I strategically as a leader and general, only send three of my fighters to push them.

It has been issuing orders for attacks outbreaks that have been reported in some areas of the country and the police blamed Renamo?

We barracks in the provinces. In response to the attacks we have suffered in these barracks, perpetrated by the Defence and Security Forces, we have come out in defense, for example, what happened in Chigubo, Gaza province. They tried to attack our base. They were followed by our forces and were attacked. Morrumbala, in Zambezia, is happening the same. I confirm that the attacks are in response to attacks on our bases. We have done it in self-defense, in fact, the best defense is a good offense. No longer will be like the past. But the same day that the government stop following us, we will stop immediately.

How do you react to the attack on the secretary-general of Renamo?

Simple. Try to shut up. I know I'm in Satungira and he is number two. I want to remind that Manuel Bissopo was shot when followed for the Marromeu district, where he had scheduled several political meetings with the population. They tried to kill him to intimidate us. Renamo, when a member is killed for political reasons, we are more united and stronger.

I want to take appeal to my brothers Frelimo to immediately stop abducting and murdering our membership base. Here in Gorongosa many demobilized war and Frelimo members. It costs us nothing to go home to them and physically eliminate them. Fortunately, this is not practical Renamo. We are a party of the Right and believe in God. It is a sin for us. Every human being has the right to life. I know there are North Koreans to train young people on the basis of Matalane, which are then distributed among the central provinces, with a list of Renamo members who must be killed. They are creating terror in the bosom of our members. Stop Please.

Who do you see in Renamo as his successor?

(Laughs) I do not know, do not know. Each member shall show enough work to win sympathy of the members and to the presidency of the party. I can not show anyone because it is not traditional power. My father, Mangunde kinglet, is preparing one of my brothers to replace him. I was elected and the next president will also be elected according to the party statutes.

Renamo is frustrated

Less than six months to the end of its mission in Mozambique, the High Commissioner of Canada, Shawn Barber, opened the doors of his office in Maputo for 60 minutes interview with SAVANA. Although cautious in speech, the diplomat did not hide the lines, its concern due to corruption which he said was an evil that it is urgent to extirpate given its harmful effects on the country. In March 2015, the end of an audience with the Nyusi president, will described as normal the political situation in Mozambique, saying that "there is no word of war, is a normal situation between the government and opposition parties". So, where do you think the situation has changed, since today speaks of violence?

What has changed is the decision of the Renamo to abandon negotiations and announce the governance in identified areas. Also, we saw Renamo proposals defeated in the seat of parliament and understand that they are frustrated,however, whatever the frustration, the best solution is always to seek these solutions through dialogue, through the public engagement and not necessarily the recurrence of violence.

But Renamo President said he had been to several conversations with the presidents of the Republic, all of Frelimo and that many of them substantially produced nothing. Afonso Dhlakama says it no longer wants to go to meet just toyourself in the picture ...

Personally, I do not understand very well what the Renamo president or whether you are interested in, but I am resolutely convinced that dialogue is always preferable to talk than take up arms. Mozambique is currently a point of no return, where multinationals are already prepared to make their multimillion investments. The IMF estimates that, between 2025 to 2045, Mozambique will have an investment estimated at 500 billion dollars, so it would be a huge setback if the government and Renamo decidedreturn to conflict. It would indeed be unfortunate for development

of Mozambique.

But when he took office, President Nyusi promised by word of mouth that the country would not return more to war. He said it must be unwavering sure you never Mozambicans return to clash. However, the truth in one year shows that we are not quiet, we are not in effective peace to think about the development of the country. You have some revenue so that he, as Head of State, may, once and for all, bring peace to Mozambique and Mozambique?

The future of Mozambique belongs to Mozambicans and not fit to walk diplomats to give advice than it should be done by the Government. However, Canada quite welcomed the inaugural speech of President Nyusi for their commitment in improving the human rights issue, its vision of a non-party State and a public service.

How that has accompanied murders or attempted murders which, coincidentally, always victimize people linked to the opposition or that take awkward positions to the government of  Frelimo?

I would repeat that the Government of Mozambique has the next 10 years the opportunity to invest a lot of money for the benefit of their populations. AND one of the advantages of us being in the G19 is that we can in a transparent and directly discuss various issues with the Mozambican government from the management of public finances, peace and security, corruption. We are tax partners of the Government of Mozambique and in this way we are interested to see how this management happens. None of this will happen without peace. Why these direct discussions between the government and Renamo are to Canada very important. Therefore, tolerance of ideas and views is an important element. We believe that the words that President Nyusi uttered during his inauguration will be accepted by parties so that reactivate the dialogue and continue to lead Mozambique forward in peace.

Shown us that is at the end of his term as High Commissioner in Mozambique. Sai satisfied?

My mission ends in July. I came to Mozambique 25 years ago, there was war and flew by WFP planes by Sussendenga, Beira and Vilankulo. Right now I'm happy to travel the country and see what I see. Yet there is much has to be done in Mozambique. Outside Maputo poverty levels remain high, education levels are very low, access to health care still remains problematic. I believe that economic growth will only make sense when men and women there is equality and women have control over their own destiny. In general, I am satisfied with the progress of Mozambique, however, there is much that must be done. I believe that with goodwill and in peace, Mozambicans can achieve the aspirations they want.

Tanzania Oil and Gas Market Briefing coming up soon

Tanzania has opened 2016 as a serious contender to Mozambique Gas reserves, and the banter of 2015, pitting the two countries together in a race to come on stream first.

Recent Tanzania market developments include:

· Land deal finalized for LNG project - TPDC acquired the title deed for about 2,000 hectares of land for the LNG Trains as well as gas processing projects. The government has also set aside another 17,000 hectares in surrounding areas for development of industrial parks that will purchase the gas from the facility.

· BG Group, being acquired by Royal Dutch Shell, along with Statoil, Exxon Mobil and Ophir Energy plan to build the onshore LNG export terminal in partnership with the state-run Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC)

· Domestic Gas market - Late last year, the TPDC’s Director of Downstream Operations, Dr Wellington Hudson, said the corporation was in talks with an investor, Kamal Group of Companies, to extend the gas pipeline from Dar es Salaam to Zinga Special Economic Zone in Bagamoyo district, Coast Region. “The envisaged project is expected to cost US $20 million dollars (about 40bn/-) and it will involve setting up of a power plant to generate 40MW and supply of natural gas for domestic use,” Dr Hudson explained. The project will also include construction of a network of 6,500 kilometers of gas pipeline to supply gas to 30,000 homesteads in Bagamoyo district, according to Dr Hudson.

· Regulatory Framework - 2015 saw Parliament passing three legislations that touch directly on the country's oil and gas industry. These are the Petroleum Act, 2015; the Oil and Gas Revenues Management Act, 2015; and the Tanzania Extractive Industries (Transparency and Accountability) Act, 2015. All these have already been gazetted and are in force. This is such a milestone in that the new laws have consolidated and streamlined the regulation and control of oil and gas in the country

· LNG - Tanzania has said that it would not only be gaining capital gain tax payment when BG Group transfers its shares to Shell, but it would also be assured of a market for its liquefied natural gas (LNG). (Tanzanian authorities will be relying on the Income Tax ACT 2004)

· Labour Law - The Association of Tanzania Employers wants the law on employment of non-citizens to be reviewed as it is a burning issue which employers would love to see amended. "The law is at the risk of being labeled anti-foreign and stand to scare potential investors away; Employers would love to see more relaxed Labour, and Migration laws on foreigners working in the country," stated Dr Aggrey Mlimuka, the Executive Director of ATE

· Host Government agreements are now the only hurdle to cross before FID.

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Natural gas exploration in Mozambique has to move faster

The exploration of natural gas in Mozambique needs to accelerate because, otherwise, the country may miss the opportunity, the chairman of state oil and gas company Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) told financial news agency Bloomberg.Mitha also told the agency he had been discussing the precise timeline with the government of Mozambique to “be ready with all contracts, the legal framework and resettlement process.”Following the initial discovery of natural gas in the Rovuma basin in northern Mozambique, six years ago, US oil company Anadarko Petroleum has not yet made the Final INvestment Decision, the last and final step to proceed with the project which involves an investment of US$15 billion.The head of Anadarko in Mozambique, John Peffer, who said he remained confident in the project despite the drop in price of raw materials, particularly oil and natural gas, said that the project in Area 1 required government approval for the relocation of about 500 people.The block, operated by the Anadarko Petroleum group, also has as partners the Indian state groups Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), through ONGC Videsh (16 percent), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (10 percent) and Oil India Ltd (4 percent), Japan’s Mitsui group, with 20 percent, the Mozambican state company Empresa Nacional de Hydrocarbonetos, with 15 percent and Thailand’s PTTEP group (8.5 percent). 

Standard & Poors Keeps B Minus Rating for Mozambique

The ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has reaffirmed its rating of Mozambique as “B-/B”, but warns of the possibility of a downgrade to “SD” (selective default).In July 2015 S&P downgraded Mozambique's long term rating from B to B-, largely due to the 850 million US dollar loan taken by the Mozambican Tuna Company (EMATUM) in 2013 on the Eurobond market, and guaranteed by the Mozambican government.Standard and Poor's, one of the world's three major ratings agencies, was alarmed by the statement in June 2015 in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, that the government was seeking to restructure the EMATUM loan.As a guardian of financial orthodoxy, S&P regarded Maleiane’s words as heretical. “We view the guarantee as the government's financial obligation under our criteria, and we expect that we would classify the restructuring as a distressed debt exchange”, menaced the S&P release of the time.A “distressed debt” is defined as the debt of companies that have filed for bankruptcy or have a significant chance of filing for bankruptcy in the near future.The government has not yet succeeded in restructuring the EMATUM loan, and paid the interest owing (of about 105 million dollars) in September last year. The next payment falls due in March.So S&P, in a release issued on Friday, kept Mozambique’s long term sovereign rating unchanged at B-, and the short term rating at B.

But the release warned that the outlook remains negative, and “Mozambique's external position is weak regarding both stocks and flows”, while the EMATUM loan “poses risks” to the country’s rating. If the EMATUM debt is restructured, that would raise the possibility of a ratings downgrade to “SD”.“Should the restructuring include an exchange that we would view as distressed (due for example to a reduction in principal or an extension of maturity dates), we could view the transaction as tantamount to default”, the release said. An extended maturity date is precisely one of the options that Maleiane mentioned last June.S&P noted that, in the second half of 2015, “Mozambique experienced deteriorating terms of trade, weaker external demand (especially from China), and a strengthening dollar”, all of which “have slowed investments in the country's mega-projects, which are mostly foreign financed”.Over the year, the Mozambican currency, the metical, depreciated by around 40 per cent, and the depreciation “stoked inflation, which rose beyond 10 per cent and reduced GDP per capita to 500 dollars this year from more than 600 dollars two years ago”.Nonetheless S&P anticipates that the Mozambican economy “will still expand by at least 7% annually over 2017-2019, assuming that several major hydrocarbon investments go ahead, including the construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains”.The agency believed that the Mozambican government will conclude its negotiations over LNG with the main investors (the US company Anadarko, and ENI of Italy) this year, leading to the start of construction of the LNG plants in 2017.Furthermore, the release adds, “most of the rail track to new coal deposits has been laid, which should support higher coal production over 2016-2019 provided international prices recover from the current low levels”.S&P warns that although these natural resource projects, “once completed, will improve Mozambique's export mix and boost its economy, they entail short-term risks. These projects are the main reason for the country's large current account deficits, which have exceeded 30% of GDP over the past four years and were mainly financed with foreign direct investment”.The agency believed that the ratio of net external liabilities to current account receipts will rise to 876 per cent in 2019 from an already high 632% in 2015. Although most of these liabilities will be to foreign direct investors, we expect public-sector external debt to increase by about one half over that period in nominal terms”.On the positive side, S&P expected inflation to fall to single digits in 2016, and praised the banking system as “broadly well capitalized and stable”.

It also downplayed the risks of political instability and believed that any disruption caused by the former rebel movement Renamo will be “unlikely to derail the overall functioning of government institutions”.

EUR160,000 for water

The Japanese government will donate approximately EUR160,000 (over US$180,000) to support two water supply projects in Maputo and Gaza provinces in southern Mozambique, the Japanese ambassador in Maputo has said."Our objective is to help non-profit organizations implement projects that benefit communities across the country," said Akira Mizutani, speaking at the signing of the agreement in Maputo.The beneficiary institutions – the Casa do Gaiato in Boane, Maputo province, and the Federação Luterana Mundial in Gaza – will rehabilitate and sink wells at a time when the south of the country is facing severe drought.The Federação Luterana Mundial project, for example, covers two of the districts most affected by drought in Gaza, with about 15 thousand families suffering food insecurity and being assisted."Access to safe drinking water and sanitation are priority tasks for Japan," the Japanese ambassador said, highlighting human development, the revitalization of local and regional economies, and management of natural disasters risk as other key areas.Japan has funded 90 community projects in Mozambique since 2000, worth US$11 million (EUR9 million) in total.

Dialogue is the only solution for Mozambique

The former president of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, yesterday said the only solution to end the ongoing conflict in Mozambique is through peaceful dialogue.Chissano said this when answering questions from journalists during a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob at State House in Windhoek.The first winner of the Mo Ibrahim Prize, Chissano also confirmed that there are people leaving areas of Mozambique where there is movement of armed people for safety in Malawi.“The solution is always one. We should get to a dialogue and see how such people can be disarmed voluntarily. That is what I refer to when I say the police and army are taking their responsibility to disarm people who are unlawfully armed by force. But this [idea] has been suspended to give chance to a dialogue.“Our country has shown patience in this aspect to try and find a solution to avoid the killing of people in a more generalised armed conflict,” said Chissano, who during his time had fought for peace and stability.He said it is a matter of concern that Renamo's leader Afonso Dhlakama decided to hide in the mountains from where he issues statements which are not conducive, making people worry.“We think that good sense will prevail and conditions may be created and he cooperates to make such conditions so that there is a continuation of the dialogue which was interrupted by what happened, when he thought his life was in danger. But again, I think that this was caused by his party's behaviour, the statements and projects he had,” said Chissano.He added that it is very difficult for him to say that what happened was avoidable, because each person has their own responsibility, just as the police, the army and government all have their own responsibilities.A media report by Mozambican News Agency states that Renamo has once again this year rejected any face-to-face meeting between Dhlakama and president Filipe Nyusi.According to the report the government and Renamo had been undertaking a dialogue, at Renamo's request and with an agenda set by Renamo, since April 2013, usually with meetings at least once a week.However, this dialogue was scrapped by the opposition party leader, before his motorcade came under attack, causing Dhlakama to hide in Gorongosa mountains.

"There is No War in Mozambique"

The Mozambican government is encouraging Mozambicans who have fled into Malawi to escape clashes between gunmen of the former rebel movement Renamo and the defence and security forces to return.There are now about 4,000 Mozambican refugees in Malawi, who have fled from parts of Moatize district in Tete province, on the border with Malawi. The Malawian authorities have housed them in a centre in Kapise.Interviewed by Radio Mozambique after a visit to Kapise, the Mozambican High Commissioner in Malawi, Jorge Gune, said he had encouraged the refugees to come back to Mozambique. He promised that they will be accommodated in safe areas, and will receive all the logistical support that they need. This government initiative, he added, also includes setting up an accommodation centre for returning refugees at Zobue, on the Mozambican side of the border.Despite the sporadic clashes, Zune insisted that “there is no war” in Mozambique. He backed up this statement, by citing the free circulation of people and goods along the Tete Corridor. This is the road from Zimbabwe to Malawi, which passes through the middle of Tete province.A Mozambican delegation is now working with Malawian counterparts about the situation of the Mozambicans in Malawi, and proposing their return to Mozambique. 

Mozambique's GDP growth slowed to 20-year low in 2015

The gross domestic product of Mozambique rose 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, registering annual economic growth of 6.1 percent, 1.1 percentage points down from the figure for the previous year, the National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed yesterday.The slowdown of the Mozambican economy is reflected in the INE charts, which show a strong start in the 2015 first quarter at 7.1 percent, slowing to 6 percent, 6.3 percent and 5.6 percent in the following quarters.The area contributing most to growth in the Mozambican economy, according to the INE, was the secondary sector, with a growth of 8.5 percent, with electricity and water doing best at 13.9 percent, followed by construction with 7.4 percent.The primary sector grew by 6.6 percent, "underpinned by mineral extraction," increasing over 8.8 percent, and the tertiary sector posted a positive performance of 5.9 percent, "driven by the financial, trade and repair services branches".In October, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised Mozambique’s economic growth downwards to 6.3 percent in 2015 and 6.5 percent in 2016, warning that there are "new challenges that require decisive policy measures".Analysts have warned that the Mozambican government’s forecasts of 7.5 percent growth in 2015 and above seven percent for this year were too optimistic, and the INE data presented yesterday suggest an even greater drop than the IMF forecast.In the last two decades, Mozambique maintained a historical growth trend above 7 percent, only interrupted during the 2009 recession, when the economy still managed to achieve 6.5 percent growth.But the Mozambican economy was rocked in late 2015 by a precipitous drop of the metical against the dollar, with an impact on foreign trade and rising inflation, associated with lower aid inflows and investment from abroad and increased public spending.

Additional measures to stabilize metical

The economic research bureau of Banco Portugues de Investimento (BPI) believes that the Bank of Mozambique will have to take additional measures to restore the stability of the metical, in the wake of its strong devaluation."We believe that the central bank will have to take additional measures to restore the stability of the exchange rate," the BPI experts write in an analysis of various African economies.According to the document, accessed by Lusa, the country's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 6.5 percent this year, "supported by mega-project activity, in particular liquefied natural gas and coal projects".In its analysis of the economy, the BPI writes that it expects the current account deficit to worsen because of the low prices of raw materials and the increase in imports for projects, but stresses that this is not a significant risk in itself "since a large part of the deficit is financed by foreign direct investment and the financing of the private sector".More important, the experts consider, are the effects of the devaluation of the metical, which fell 40 percent in value last year, on the inflation rate, "which should compel the central bank to take additional steps to prevent inflation rates from reaching excessive levels".In addition to the rise in inflation, a weak metical will also increase the burden of external debt, which has risen considerably in recent years, and will at the same time create problems for companies by increasing the cost of imports.Mozambique, the economic research bureau concludes, "will still be vulnerable to external factors, in particular the fall in raw material prices, which may have a direct impact on external and fiscal revenues and threaten investment decisions" of multinationals, in the coal industry in particular, "which, according to the IMF, could shave 0.5 percentage points from expected economic growth in 2016 if coal prices continue to fall".

UK minister visiting Mozambique plans to meet Dhlakama

The visiting United Kingdom Minister of Department for International Development, Nicholas Hurd, is to meet opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama, state-owned AIM reports.Hurd has expressed concern about the situation of Mozambican refugees in neighbouring Malawi following renewed clashes between defence and security forces and armed Renamo men.Hurd, who is conducting a two-day visit to the country, met President Filipe Nyusi yesterday afternoon, when, in addition to reviewing bilateral cooperation between the UK and Mozambique, the two discussed the issue of Mozambicans who are now refugees in Malawi.The British official also expressed his concern about political instability and violence in the country."Political instability worries us, as well as the Tete refugees in Malawi," the British minister said.Hurd said he planned to meet Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama to address these issues during his visit to the country.

SOUTH AFRICA DENIES RECEIVING RENAMO INVITION TO MEDIATE

The South African government on Wednesday refuted the claim by the leader of Mozambique’s largest opposition party Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, that President Jacob Zuma had expressed his readiness to mediate.Renamo first raised the idea of President Zuma mediating in talks between it and the Mozambican government in December last year. In January, Dhlakama stated that he personally, and Renamo as an organization, have written letters to Zuma asking him to mediate.

However, South Africa’s Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has denied that any invitation has been received. Speaking in Maputo on Wednesday, she stressed “we have not received any invitation from Renamo or the government”.Nkoana-Mashabane was in Maputo to meet with her Mozambican counterpart, Oldemiro Baloi. She pointed out that this was part of regular consultations that take place between the two countries.In December, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi met with Zuma in Pretoria where they discussed, amongst other matters, climate change.At Wednesday’s meeting, the two foreign ministers focussed on the serious drought affecting parts of their countries and the ways in which they can access funds to ameliorate the effects of climate change.Baloi highlighted the need for cooperation in the field of drought resistant crops, which he said South Africa had a wide range of experience. He said that such areas of cooperation are not only bilateral maters, but also of regional significance.

The car reached the destination

Gunmen reportedly attacked RENAMO, Thursday, 4 cars on the national road number 1, section Rio Save-Muxungué in Sofala(Beira). According to the head of the administrative post of Muxungué, Domingos Fernando, the attacks occurred in Zove zone in the period between six and seven o'clock on Thursday.Domingos Fernando said to be the first case occurred this year in the region that is distant twelve kilometers from the village headquarters Muxúngè.The source pointed out that the attacks, there is no record of fatalities and the eight occupants of vehicles resumed their trip.A witness who was carrying one of the attacked car, told the Radio Mozambique that was a little difficult to see such men, but "the bullets came out of the woods to the road."

"They (the gunmen) started firing several shots at a truck of health services and three coaches. There were injuries the driver of a truck (shards of glass), but there were no casualties. "- Said the witness.The head of the administrative post of Muxungué announced that the circulation of vehicles on the national road No. 1 runs normally and the government are on the ground to maintain order and security.It was early last week that Renamo has made known its intention to control the movement of vehicles at Save-Muxungué and Beira-Machipanda sections.It should be noted that the political and military tension in 2013 between armed Renamo men and the Defence and Security Forces, followed similar patterns early after the Save River lock announcement by Brigadier Jerónimo Malagueta.

AIR CONDITIONING AT AIRPORT BREAKS DOWN

The air conditioning in the departure lounge at the domestic terminal of Maputo airport has broken down, reports Thursday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Mediafax”.The situation is extremely uncomfortable for passengers, since January and February are the hottest months of the year, with Maputo temperatures sometimes reaching 40 degrees centigrade. Angry passengers who contacted “Mediafax” described conditions inside the terminal as “unbearable”.The airport director, Acacio Tuendue, confirmed the breakdown, which happened about three weeks ago, and blamed the electricity company, EDM.“We do indeed have a breakdown”, he said. “Because of the oscillations in the electrical current, one of the components in the refrigeration system was damaged”.Maputo has been suffering from power cuts and oscillations in power supply since a lightning strike knocked out a transformer at the Matola sub-station on 30 September. That sub-station is key to electricity distribution for all of southern Mozambique. Attempts to repair the damage have so far failed, and EDM has warned that power cuts could continue for up to a year.Tuendue told “Mediafax” that replacement parts for the damaged air conditioning system are not available, either in Mozambique or in South Africa. Nonetheless, he was optimistic that work on repairing the system would be completed within a week. Until the repairs are complete, he could only advise passengers to be patient.The airport was completely rebuilt recently by the Chinese company, the Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation (AFECC). The work, completed in 2012, was financed with loans of 75 million dollars from China, 50 million dollars in soft loans, and the rest on commercial terms.

POLICE CLAIM TO DISMANTLE 283 GANGS IN MAPUTO

The Mozambican police dismantled 283 criminal gangs in Maputo city last year, 140 of whom used firearms to carry out their crimes, according to the governor of the city, Iolanda Cintura.She was speaking at the opening of a session of the Council of the Maputo City Police Command, scheduled to last for a day.Cintura claimed that the Maputo police had solved 7,551 crimes in 2015, which was 81 per cent of crimes reported, and had made 7,234 arrests. The number of reported crimes had risen by five per cent, when compared with 2014.She said the police had seized from criminals 55 firearms, 535 rounds of ammunition, over 16,000 kilos of cannabis, and 14 kilos of rhinoceros horn. Among the stolen property which the police recovered were 151 vehicles and 96 mobile phones.“The effectiveness of police actions”, Cintura said, “depends to a large extent on the participation and collaboration of citizens. Although the police force is the most visible symbol of social control, it should work in close collaboration with the communities and with society at large”.She stressed the importance of spreading legal awareness among citizens, in order for them to know their rights.“Knowledge of the fundamental rights of citizens is important so that we avoid all incorrect and unethical practices, such as corruption, and taking the law into our own hands”, said Cintura.For his part, the Maputo City Police Commander, Bernardo Rafael, said the meeting will debate the operational activities of the police in the capital for the present year. “This will be the great debate that will guide our Council, prioritising peace, order and public safety”, he declared.Rafael admitted that one of the main challenges facing the police is to halt the wave of kidnappings in Mozambican cities that began in 2011. He also stressed that the police must boost their activities in the outlying neighbourhoods of Maputo, where residents have often complained about the lack of a police presence. 

The third route

I was recently in Quelimane, among other things, share ideas around our political and military crisis. I will not summarize what you said, but I will share the center lines of what I think are the biggest obstacles to peace and gravitate all around the inability of the actors involved to overcome their own addictions, limitations and prejudices about the country and about its responsibility for the preservation of peace and the exhaustion of the current model of political relations.

To begin, I would like to remind everyone that Mozambique live the same problems since he is known as a multi-party democracy. The post-electoral conflicts are a constant since 1994 and which was lived since then was always the same thing: elections / allegations of fraud / non-recognition of the results / events / deaths / conflict management / elections / boycotts Renamo / elections . Parallel to this, the armed men were always newspapers covers the subject in election and post-election.

There is absolutely nothing new that we have not seen or heard since the days of President Joaquim Chissano. Subsequent negotiations elections served or to update the electoral law or to accommodate some demands of Renamo. And with each new accommodation or legislative review arose new problems. And so we were living the armed peace. In all the demonstrations that took place, people died. In 2012, at the height of political repression imposed by the government of Armando Guebuza to critics and opposition members, Afonso Dhlakama refuge to Gorongosa where reactive their military forces. As a result, he broke the little war whose theoretical order became known through the agreements of 5 September 2014. Recently, after the 2014 elections, the climate of tension rekindled behold again Afonso Dhlakama is systematically pursued with a result suffered several attacks, including his closest.

For rational organizations, who think towards a common good and have a winning plan, it would be time to stop and reflect on ways to fight that in 20 years did not result in anything but in deaths, delays and destruction; stagnation and bad name internationally.

• Why they insist on methods that do not work?

• Twenty years are not enough to convince themselves that the methods used so far to resolve the conflict do not work?

The insistence of the same methods suggests one of two or three conclusions:

• Or someone is taking benefit of this racket

• Or we face the inability to make deep readings on the real causes of the conflict

• That we are dealing with an elite that still did not realize that their thinking is flawed and the alternatives they propose are not feasible.

Indeed, we are dealing with two entities that nourish a "love" for each other visceral make 40 years. And their relationship has not changed since then: mutual mistrust, lack of transparency, perennial attempt to betray the agreed and whenever the opportunity allows, ambushes political or military. It was ever thus, on both sides.

Then I will mention four basic problems which, from my point of view, FRELIMO could not solve the last 40 years. And then mention the other four main challenges to overcome Renamo.

FIRST: Contrary to the propaganda of Frelimo noises, we live a divided country: both ethnically and economically and politically. To this national unity is a fallacy. One of the problems that Frelimo could never solve was the promotion of national unity. Like yesterday, today people think that regional disparities are not being duly and demonstrably addressed; Afonso Dhlakama and Renamo speak at ease in being able to divide the country or govern where he won or even form a center of the Republic and Northern Mozambique without causing riot or public reprimand by the Mozambicans, especially the regions concerned. As much as you try to prove the opposite, in fact a united people will never allow such pronouncements and even the perpetrators of such pronouncements would never dare to manipulate the regionalist sentiment in its favor. If they do it is because they are aware that most of these people share the same feeling, whether this be right or wrong. In fact, this is a problem that comes from the formation of the Liberation Front Frelimo, characterized by internal tribal conflicts; the massacres promoted against leaders seen as opposition by the victorious factions, persecution and eccentric leaders. The fact that we won the independence of the Portuguese is not proof that it was the result of national unity. And the fact that we continue now as a country is not only because the Frelimo Party worked or work for it. As Professor Elisio Macamo one day said, Mozambique is a geographical and historical accident and I add; born of a colonial project which herdamo it as it is. This point brings me to the second challenge.

SECOND: The organization of political power is a producer of exclusion and marginalization: the transition from a single party system to multiparty was not accompanied by necessary reforms to ensure that every Mozambican, each organization gain; live according to their performance. My point here is that the way we are politically and administratively organized does not allow each and every one of us "live your expense."

• We vote in person only to the position of President of the Republic which is then responsible for appointing more than 100 national and provincial leaders, among governors, ministers and deputy ministers (exacerbated powers)

• Although we have the provincial assemblies, the governors are authentic "impostors", sent from PR who run according to their will. The this anthropological implication is that despite being formally leaders, hardly these are legitimate or legitimized, particularly in regions where the provincial director does not correspond to what was the choice from the same people. Therefore, the governors should be elected to complete the costume of the Provincial Assembly.

Coupled with the point raised earlier, Afonso Dhlakama operates very successfully this when now for example, we have a month to testify if indeed threats materialize or not.

In Mozambique or you win everything or lose everything. there is no middle ground. I know of no stable democracy that shares the same electoral system that our uum or similar political-administrative system. And before dubious electoral management bodies, it is impossible for them immediately targeted actors not insurjam. The electoral defeat means automatic exclusion both economically and politically and permanent convício with despair and uncertainty. Our electoral system instead of contributing to political rapprochement and consolidation of democracy, weakened by the contrary.

Third: 50% of national wealth is spent by the state and its employees with the head of a cartel ruling elite. Related to the two preceding paragraphs, the national wealth is consumed almost entirely by the state of servers, which constitutes the minority of the working population of the country, with the cartel's elite head. If we look at the budget we find that 60% of this goes to operating expenses and the rest 40% for investment. This means that for most people, just comes to them what is possible and lucky. In the current political conditions, this means that unless the opposition parties control municipalities or provinces, hardly they can reproduce themselves, let alone their members can access the table of business or the state apparatus.

the draft law presented by both Renamo and the MDM, show how urgent despartidarizar state institutions. However, even if this happens, without a thorough reform of the administration of the state and constitution, such proposals would be difficult to implement. What the opposition parties need not laws that despartidarizem the state, but conditions that allow access to power proportional to their performance and policy relevance.

ROOM: Inability to strengthen institutions able to solve the driving reasons for conflicts. Although Mozambique is a multiparty democracy, state sovereignty to institutions too can hardly perform in full their functions. Take for example the parliament, which in principle should be the watchdog of the state. However, Partisanship prevents this is reality. We have seen repeatedly by the uncritical alignment of the majority counter to the dictates of the government while the minority celebrate the chorus of sameness. Twenty years after the then warring parties continue to behave as if they had just met, repeating the same fears, the same vices and prejudices, the same buzzwords disqualifying; the same initial positions.

While it is in the interest of Frelimo continue to rule the coming years, will itself be the trigger clearly identified processes of change in the previous four points. If you do not want; if you want to experience the opposition, as it has done all over Mozambique, you can still entrenched in their prejudices, celebrating the groupthink.

On the other hand, Renamo also has its challenges, which need to be overcome them and most importantly, the military question.

FIRST: Gunmen. In theory, it is very difficult to disarm a soldier. Much more difficult is to disarm your mind. For the military, the weapon is their security. Regarding Renamo and its leadership, I notice a certain at ease in maintaining their armed men as well, they think it is easier to strengthen its bargaining position at the negotiating table with Frelimo. Well, on the one hand it is true that Frelimo gave certain requirements due to this real risk, on the other, are precisely the weapons the cause of these endless cycles of post-election violence, which extend throughout the cycle. Before this, keep gunmen represents an unnecessary cost and a significant burden on the finances of Renamo.

If we look closely, we see that the last twenty years, weapons were only able to protect Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Renamo. AND NO ONE ELSE.

• Weapons failed to protect Gilles Cistac;

• failed to protect Manuel Bissopo,

• failed to protect supporters of Renamo in Montepuez, Mogincual or Angoche;

• failed to protect the guard SG Renamo;

• weapons failed to protect the arrest of Mr Muchanga or Brigadier Chilli;

• weapons failed to protect the numerous members of Renamo and MDM and other innocent civilians abducted and killed by politically motivated.

The only concrete evidence we have regarding the usefulness of Renamo weapons is that they managed to protect yes Renamo leader. As a person and as a human, it would be time to consider whether it is worth continuing with the same vision, the same policy, twenty years later, exposing their sympathizers and supporters to direct more likely to die shot.

It is SIM TRUTH that there are people willing to die for the leader. But the best would be that these people lived to see their leader ascend to the position of President of the Republic; enjoy the sacrifice of income and realize the alternation of power; see the country develop. Therefore, it is also a leader's responsibility to save lives, save lives, protect their members.

If we die, we can not benefit from his leadership, when this finally came to power. Beyond parity, integration or reform criteria, I think there should be before the Renamo, a resolute decision to get rid of the gunmen.

Disarm has an advantage that curiously Renamo may be wasting. It is that guns are a limiting instrument to the public commitment of all Renamo supporters. I will try to say it in other words: When the Renamo introduces the discourse of weapons, limits or silences a huge fringe of his supporters and limits them from the possibility of being able to engage in the practice. This happens not only because people do not want war but also because the overwhelming majority or nearly all voters have no weapons. Moreover, civilians are afraid of being identified as belonging to the agitators. In fact only the soldiers is that they can shoot.

• The greatest wealth Renamo are not weapons. Are free people, who want to support their leader and the party to win the elections otherwise; otherwise. But with weapons, these people find themselves hindered in participating.

• A Renamo no weapons will be much more successful, more powerful, more influential, more ready to rule because it will have direct and uninhibited support of the people, willing to organize themselves to take power. It is this point that I will speak next.

SECOND Organization to win the elections. I do not know if would be left margin for doubt is claimed that the last ten years Renamo spent more time "running away" from which to plan their political work. Since the transfer of residence of their leader from Maputo to Nampula and from there to Santungira; of Santungira to Beira and again to the uncertain / secure part, the leadership of Renamo lost a lot of time, resources and intelligence in search of survival than the political organization and its bases. This is not to align the pitch of the President Nyusi whose pronouncements made in Addis Ababa were clearly unhappy, but I want to reaffirm that in the last election claims experience has shown that Renamo did not score any points in this chapter. Gaza never elected whether a deputy. In fact, Gaza has been a real no-go zone for Renamo and it nor cares to become established there. Election violence claims may make sense but the risk of continuing to lose will be greater if the organizational work does not start early and persistently.

In Inhambane, electoral results point to higher turnout the polls ever, hovering between 80-90% in favor of the ruling party; atypical thing for the standard of participation, which does not exceed 50%. Why does it happen? Lack of tax, absence of representatives, lack of political work by Renamo. However much we blame the government for fraud or do nothing to stop the election violence; or the electoral management bodies to be permissive fraud is especially Renamo that falls the responsibility to organize the best way to change the disadvantage. Indeed, the southern part is that in fact gives victory to Frelimo, since the clearance system is the sum of valid votes.

THIRD: Leadership: lead the opposition opinion and the masses. Because of items 1 and 2 above, although Renamo continue to have greater acceptance across the country, it is curiously disengaged a party of the masses. As the largest party in opposition, she had an obligation to lead the opposition opinion. What we see is oddly one Babylonian where even the ruling party joins some opposition parties whenever it likes, manipulating them in prejudice to the opposition. Rethink the Renamo leadership role will involve taking its role as leader of the opposition opinion. And that Renamo know perfectly how to do and what to do.

ROOM: Courage to be the first to change. The Renamo leader and the people are aware of the "evil government of Frelimo". There is not the slightest doubt. However, not enough to know this. And be limited to detailing the evil of the enemy is not to make good policy. The only alternative left for Renamo, if you want to come forward, is to have the courage to change. Changing, surprising the opponent to take the necessary advantages, can leave a choked Frelimo, then this time going through one of its worst internal crisis after the death of Eduardo Mondlane in 1969! But this requires courage; courage to proceed with a new and renewing politics, inspiring the masses; courage to assume its role as leader of the opposition opinion; NEW THINGS TO DO courage. I said, DO THINGS OF COURAGE BRIDES and differently

Both Frelimo and Renamo, the secret lies in being the first to come forward in changing the way of doing politics, including concessions that the game may seem exaggerated. Gone are the times when it was favored ZERO SUM game theories. Now all should strive for the scenario WIN-WIN. Accept losing to earn a little together consolidate peace.

It's possible.

(EGIDIO VAZ/historian)

QATAR AIRWAYS MAPUTO-DOHA FLIGHTS

Qatar Airways has announced that it is increasing connections between Mozambique and Qatar by introducing, as from March, direct flights between Doha and Maputo.According to a report in Monday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”, the announcement was made at a ceremony where Qatar Airways distinguished the company Cotur Tours as its main agent in Mozambique. The current twice weekly Qatar Airways flights between Maputo and Doha stop at Johannesburg in both directions. Cutting out the stop in Johannesburg will reduce travel time by two hours. The decision reflects confidence that there is enough traffic between the two cities to make the route profitable, without stopping in Johannesburg to pick up more passengers. The new direct flight may also prove attractive to passengers who wish to travel on to other destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The Maputo-Doha route will use the most modern of large aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The director of Cotur, Noor Momade, told “Noticias” that the prize awarded to his company by Qatar Airways is of great importance since this is generally regarded as one of the best airlines in the world, and this is the first time it has awarded prizes since beginning operations in Maputo. “This prize shows once again that we are on the right path, and that our clients are pleased with our work”, said Momade.

MORRUMBALA GOVERNMENT WANTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH RENAMO

The government of Morrumbala district in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia plans to meet in the near future with the local leadership of the former rebel movement Renamo in the locality of Sabe, reports Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”.Sabe is where the illegal Renamo militia set up a new military base last year, which Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama called a “general staff headquarters”. The instability in Sabe led to the interruption of classes in primary schools in the locality last October, and unless a solution is found rapidly about 9,000 pupils may be unable to continue their studies.Morrumbala district administrator Pedro Sapange told reporters on Friday, in the provincial capital, Quelimane, that a meeting with Renamo to negotiate the reopening of the schools could happen before the start of the school year on 5 February.Sapange plans to meet on Tuesday with State employees who have fled from Sabe in an effort to persuade them to return to their posts, since the military situation is currently calm.Not all state workers have abandoned Sabe. According to Sapange, the Sabe health centre is continuing to operate. Every day the health workers, who are currently living in Morrumbala town, travel to Sabe, work at the centre, and return to the town in the evening.Sapange thought that Sabe teachers, who are currently also in Morrumbala town, could do the same. He wanted the teachers to return to their schools, even if they have to commute between Morrumbala and Sabe, “to guarantee that the children can study. We are worried because the school year is about to begin”.There are about 170 teachers in the Sabe schools. They have fled from Sabe to take refuge either in Morrumbala town, or in neighbouring districts. At the end of 2015, 1,200 seventh grade pupils in Sabe were supposed to sit final exams (for the transition from primary to secondary education) but the military tensions made this impossible.The presence of armed Renamo gangs has also had a serious impact on the Sabe economy, hitting agricultural production because farmers feel it is not safe to work their fields.

Test takeover

Four Renamo members are individuals held in Ribaué district, Nampula province, accused of trying to seize power by force.The police in Nampula said that neutralization of individuals was made in a popular rally in Lapala, which transmitted messages to the effect that Renamo is a party in powerSérgio Mourinho spokesman Police in Nampula said that in addition to trying to take power by force, individuals are also accused of inciting violence.The police in Nampula urges people not to get carried away with speeches that violate the National Unity and Peace in Mozambique.While it is not clear the real motivations according to police, individuals remain detained in the cells of the District Command Ribaué, Nampula province.

There are elements to clarify attack

The commission of inquiry set up in Mozambique to investigate the shooting attack on the secretary general of the largest opposition party already has elements to clarify the case, announced today the spokesman of the Mozambican police."Our team is already in Beira [Sofala province in central Mozambique] and already has elements for clarification of this case," said Inacio Dina, speaking in Maputo during the weekly press conference of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM ) concerning the attack on 20 January, the number two of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), Manuel Bissopo.The spokesman for the PRM stressed that the priority is to stop the perpetrators of the crime, reiterating that there are already indications from witnesses of the attack Bissopo."We are working with everyone, including the victim," said Dina, indicating that, in due course, the police will have concrete information to present to the media.The secretary general of Renamo, Manuel Bissopo, was shot by unknown on 20 January when driving his car in Beira, taking your safety died on the spot.According to António Muchanga, spokesman for Renamo, Bissopo continued on Monday in hospital in South Africa but had significant improvements (a bullet along the aorta / heart).On Friday, in an interview with Lusa, the Renamo president Afonso Dhlakama, blamed Frelimo (Mozambique Liberation Front) by the shooting attack Bissopo, accusing the ruling party for 40 years in Mozambique to promote "terrorism State".Frelimo, in turn, he regretted the incident, which sees no political motives, and insisted on the urgency of the largest opposition political force disarmament.The general commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), Jorge Khálau, announced on Friday a commission of inquiry to investigate the attack against the general secretary of Renamo, regretting the incident and condemning the perpetrators.The European Union and the United States has condemned the balemaneto of Bissopo and asked the determining liability in a climbing context of political violence in Mozambique.Mozambique is experiencing a situation of political uncertainty for several months and the leader of Renamo threat to take power in six northern and central provinces of the country, where the movement claims victory in the general elections 2014.Afonso Dhlakama has not been seen in public since 09 October, when his residence in Beira was raided by police who disarmed and detained for a few hours, his guard, the third incident in less than a month involving the leader of the delegation of opposition.In recent weeks, government and Renamo have accused each other of abductions and murders of its members.Renamo recently asked the mediation of South African President Jacob Zuma, and the Catholic Church to dialogue with the Government, which has been blocked for several months.Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, has reiterated its willingness to be sighted with the leader of Renamo, but Afonso Dhlakama believes that there is nothing to talk after Frelimo have leaded the Constitution of timely revision to accommodate new administrative regions claimed the opposition and that dialogue will resume after the seizure of power in the center and north of the country.