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April 12, 2013

Mozambique government to meet Renamo rebels
Maputo (AFP) April 11, 2013
Mozambique's government will meet a delegation from the ex-rebel group Renamo on Friday, an official said, amid threats of violence that echo the country's brutal civil war. "The interior minister will receive a Renamo delegation at their request," a spokesman for the defence ministry, Pedro Cossa, told AFP. The meeting follows deadly attacks last week between the former civil war foes in the central province of Sofala, where seven people were killed including police officers. Tensions betwe ... read more

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