Sunday night in Mozambique, there was a ceasefire deal sign between the rebel group Renamo and the Frelimo-led government. These two groups have been in war for years, even thought they temporally ended the fight in 1992. Within the pass two years the rebel group have "been attacking buses, trucks and cars on the main north-south highway". Although the Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama, who has been in hiding since these attacks started, didn’t come sign the deal this time, like he did in 1992, there has been a question of when he will show up anywhere. There is hope that he shows to campaign for the presidential and national polls in October.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Is Tunisia Taking a Step Back Into it's Old Ways?
Mosques are being closed, 1,000 people at the least have been arrested because Tunisia is repressing people suspected of sympathizing with radical Islamist. Since 2011 when dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown, Tunisia has been moving towards setting up a new representative government. It is being brought to a halt by radical Islamist that are taking advantage of the mayhem in neighboring Libya.
"...radical jihadists killed 15 soldiers on July 16 as they were sitting down to their sunset meal during the holy fasting month of Ramadan...At least 157 civil associations in the country were suspended in July and August for alleged links to terrorism. Twenty mosques were shuttered for allegedly preaching extremism and calling for jihad. A TV channel, a radio station and some websites were accused of promoting violence and shut down. Hundreds of people accused of having ties with radical groups were rounded up and arrested in the past few weeks" (philly.com).
So far there has been no comment on the "crack down," just emphasis on keeping the people of Tunisia safe and protected.
philly.com
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