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Mozambique (Vol 11, 2014)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Joseph Hanlon
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The ruling Frelimo party was re-elected in national elections on 15 October. The constitutional limit to two terms for a president in office forced Armando Guebuza to step down, although he remained head of the Frelimo party. Renamo agreed to a cease-fire in exchange for changes to the election law, but retained its militia. Renamo head Afonso Dhlakama gained 37% of the vote in the presidential elections, but claimed he had won and threatened a return to violence. Donor relations dominated foreign policy and the aid partners and agencies remained critically engaged in their relations with government. The run by international companies on stakes in the resource boom continued, mainly to secure access to the gas reservoirs.

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