Audio By Carbonatix
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has offered amnesty to citizens who joined the Islamist insurgency in the gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado.
President Nyusi promised that there will be no retaliation against those who surrender and return to their families.
He made the pledge on Wednesday as the country paid tribute to its national heroes.
The amnesty offer was also extended to citizens who have joined the ranks of a local militant organisation allied to the opposition party, Renamo.
Hundreds have been killed by the jihadists in Cabo Delgado, who launched their insurgency in 2017. About 570,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.
The Islamic State group said it carried out a string of attacks in Mozambique.
President Nyusi urged the militants to take advantage of the ongoing process of disarmament.
He also warned that the government could enact restrictive measures amid rising coronavirus cases and promised to address the nation on Thursday on the pandemic.
Latest Stories
-
Voting in The Hague: Chemical weapons and principles
1 minute -
Ghana AIDS Commission to distribute condoms nationwide on February 13 ahead of Val’s Day
5 minutes -
MOFFA shuts down Winneba, Cape Coast and Abura-Dunkwa Hospital morgues over safety breaches
11 minutes -
95% of family businesses fail before the third generation – IFC urges governance reforms
14 minutes -
Foreign Affairs Ministry, Nuclear Power Ghana deepen cooperation on energy diplomacy
22 minutes -
Ashanti RCC tightens rules on mining area levies following ‘galamsey tax’ exposé
36 minutes -
GES marks International Day for Women and Girls in Science with call to close gender gap
39 minutes -
Diplomatic community applauds Ghana’s economic turnaround
56 minutes -
UG graduates 153 PhDs as over 15,000 students receive degrees
58 minutes -
Africa’s mineral wealth must no longer be a paradox without prosperity , says Prof. Denton as UN body releases new Report
1 hour -
Woman killed on church premises at Twifo Denyase
1 hour -
2 arrested over alleged gang rape of Osino SHS student – Dept. Education Minister
1 hour -
Haruna Iddrisu, Mohammed Sukparu survive road crash on Bolgatanga-Tumu Road
2 hours -
#RoadOfPeril: Residents, commuters demand gov’t action on Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase road
2 hours -
Intelligence opens doors; kindness decides what happens inside
2 hours