Riyaz Patel
President Cyril Ramaphosa is travelling to Mozambique where he will attend the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement Signing Ceremony in the capital Maputo.
The Agreement follows successful talks between the Government of Mozambique and the Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO), which culminated with the signing of an agreement on Definitive Cessation of Military Hostilities, on 1 August 2019.
The permanent ceasefire is the culmination of years of negotiations to end fighting that has flared up several times in the more than 25 years since the end of the civil war in which an estimated 1 million people have died.
Pretoria and Maputo share cordial and fraternal bilateral, political, economic and social relations underpinned by strong historical ties dating back to the years of their liberation struggles.
Ramaphosa’s presence at the peace signing ceremony is in solidarity with the people of Mozambique and in support of peace and stability in the
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