Mozambique rehabilitates militants in peace effort
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Mozambique rehabilitates militants in peace effort

B1IntermediateOctober 22, 202622 min
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  • Politics

Mozambique has reintegrated more than 100 former Islamist militants into civilian life as part of an amnesty programme launched five years ago to help restore stability in Cabo Delgado. The region has been gripped by an insurgency for nearly a decade, leaving more than 6,000 people dead and displacing around 1.1 million others. With military and regional peace efforts, including a mission led by SADC, struggling to deliver lasting peace, we explore whether rehabilitation and reintegration could offer a path to long-term stability. And, we hear from Nigerian dancer and choreographer Benjamin Daniel, popularly known as Bendancer, about his bid...

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Hello there, I'm blessing Adi focus on Africa. More than 100 former Islamist militants have returned to civilian life in Mozambique. But what does starting over look like?

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To reintegrate those people is important to create a small business to create condition for them to go to school for but it is not only to create condition for the one that came back from the terrorist group, it's also important to create condition for the rest.

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And what is it like to break the longest dance marathon record? We hear from a Nigerian dancer, popularly known as Ben Dancer, on his recent attempt to set a New Guinness World Record. I almost gave up on the tour date because I was experiencing a lot of pain in my legs.

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