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text: more the file photo shows former rebel renamo fighters in gorongosa mozambique photo by afp 
  secret peace negotiations between mozambiques opposition leader afonso dhlakama and eu mediators were annulled at the weekend after fighting erupted between the countrys army and former rebel fighters local media say 
  the meeting aimed to contribute to talks that began in may to find a solution to the conflict between the government and dhlakamas rebel group turned political party renamo 
  we had agreed with president filipe nyusi that two mediators would come  to meet me the independent weekly canal de mocambique quoted dhlakama as saying 
  dhlakama said he had cancelled the meeting after the army increased its presence near the place of the meeting 
  there was a violent shootout i even heard explosions from here said dhlakama who has been in hiding in the central gorongosa mountains since october  
  so i called chief mediator mario raffaelli to tell him that armed forces had come to ambush me he added 
  dhlakama quoted the mediator as saying that he was convinced that the ruling frelimo party wanted to capture me during the meeting 
  it is obvious they have a plan to kill me he added 
  raffaelli declined to comment on the matter but an eu diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that two mediators had gone to gorongosa for a meeting with the opposition leader 
  the diplomat said dhlakama had told the mediators to turn back at the very last moment 
  the political situation in mozambique has been tense for months with dhlakama refusing to recognize the results of the  elections where the frelimo party was declared the winner the party has been in power since the southern african countrys independence from portugal in  dhlakama also threatened to seize power by force in the northern half of the country 
  renamo and the frelimoled government had been engaged in a civil war for  years that was brought to an end in  
  renamos armed wing has conducted a string of fatal assaults in central mozambique in recent years as it seeks to increase its share of power 
  on october  the warring sides resumed a new round of peace talks despite the killing of an opposition negotiator on october  
  the mediators continued separate talks on tuesday with representatives of each side loading