Riyaz Patel
The aptly named Maputo Peace Square served as the setting as Mozambique’s government and the former rebel group Renamo completed a long-awaited peace pact Tuesday, inking a final deal aimed at ending years of conflict which has claimed close to a million lives.
The deal was signed by President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade and witnessed by regional, continental and international leaders.
Thousands of people applauded as the two leaders showed the signed the Maputo Peace and Reconciliation Agreement
The UN’s special envoy on Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, said it was a “truly historic day… This agreement will bring ultimate peace in a country that has seen enough suffering,”
The deal comes just two months before general elections on October 15 that the ruling Frelimo party, the dominant political force for more than four decades, is expected to win.
“The signing of this agreement will pave way
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