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The Conflict with Renamo, 1976-1992
«January 1989»
Dossier MZ-0020
107. Situation in Zambézia Worsens Again, While South African Support for Renamo Continues
Above: Cars travelling along the Beira Corridor, passing destroyed vehicles by the side of the road. The corridor was a frequent target for Renamo ambushes; the rebels also blew up the oil pipeline from time to time.
A Portuguese priest was shot and killed in Cabo Delgado during an ambush on traffic between Pemba and Chiure. Another Portuguese citizen, a sailor who was abducted in August 1988, remained in the custody of the rebels.
The security situation in Zambézia worsened, with the MNR capturing Alto Molócuè during a new offensive. At least 32,000 children were reported to have been orphaned or abandoned in the province as a consequence of the fighting, and were suffering from shortages of both food and clothing.
Captured Renamo members and others continued to testify that South African military and logistical support to Renamo was ongoing, in clear violation of the Nkomati Accord and other later agreements.
Click on the yellow folder image below to download an unsorted zipped archive of documents and press clippings in PDF format concerning the conflict between the Mozambican government and the MNR/Renamo in January 1989.
