Mozambican Civil War

===Resurgence of violence since 2013===
{{main|RENAMO insurgency (2013–2019)}}
In mid-2013, after more than twenty years of peace, the RENAMO insurgency was renewed, mainly in the central and northern regions of the country. On 5 September 2014, former president [[Armando Guebuza]] and the leader of RENAMO Afonso Dhlakama signed the Accord on Cessation of Hostilities, which brought the military hostilities to a halt and allowed both parties to concentrate on the general elections to be held in October 2014. Yet, following the general elections, a new political crisis emerged and the country appears to be once again on the brink of violent conflict. RENAMO does not recognise the validity of the election results, and demands the control of six provinces – Nampula, Niassa, Tete, Zambezia, Sofala, and Manica – where they claim to have won a majority.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.academia.edu/19787524 | title=Provincial Autonomy: The Territorial Dimension of Peace in Mozambique | first=Natália | last=Bueno | publisher=Academia | access-date=20 February 2019 }}</ref>

On 20 January 2016, the Secretary General of RENAMO, Manuel Bissopo, was injured in a shootout, where his bodyguard died. However, a joint commission for the political dialogue between the President of the Republic, [[Filipe Nyusi]], and RENAMO leader, Afonso Dhlakama, was eventually set up and a working meeting was held. It was a closed-door meeting that scheduled the beginning of the previous points that would precede the meeting between the two leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/28536746|title=Porquê O Conflito Armado Em Moçambique? Enquadramento Teórico, Dominância e Dinâmica de Recrutamento Nos Partidos da Oposição|last1=Cortês|first1=Emmanuel}}</ref>