Publikationen der Stiftung → The Mozambican conflict and the peace process in historical perspective
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  • Opinion about the devastating sixteen-year armed conflict in Mozambique and the subsequent quarter century of peace has shifted significantly over time. The war between the Frelimo Government and the rebel group RENAMO began in 1976, shortly after independence, and ended in 1992 when a General Peace Accord (GPA) was signed. By the mid-1990s, Mozambique was widely regarded as a role model for a post-conflict society. But in the second decade of the twenty-first century, the Mozambican success story of post-conflict reconciliation started to crumble, when a low-level armed conflict between supporters of the main opposition party and the government forces flared up again in 2013 and the revelation of massive so called “secret debts” affected the relations with the international donor community and resulted in a serious blow to the national economy. Colin Darch`s article looks at the structural roots of the present situation and identifies key factors in Mozambique’s post-independence history which have contributed to the current political and economic crisis.