In 1982, landlocked Zimbabwe directly intervened in the civil war in order to secure its vital transport routes in Mozambique, stop cross-border RENAMO raids, and help its old ally FRELIMO
Mu chaka cha 1982, dziko la Zimbabwe lomwe linali lopanda malire linalowererapo mwachindunji pa nkhondo yapachiweniweni kuti ateteze mayendedwe ake ofunikira ku Mozambique, kuyimitsa zigawenga za RENAMO, komanso kuthandiza mnzake wakale FRELIMO