Mulheres da RENAMO na segunda guerra civil em Moçambique: mobilização, papel e desmobilização (2013-2023)

Abstract

Mozambique was considered a good example of pacification after the signing of the General Peace Agreement (GPA). However, due to failures arising from this agreement, such as the incomplete disarmament of the RENAMO guerrillas and the failure to establish pensions for ex-combatants, the country once again experienced moments of tension, thus starting a new political-military conflict between 2013 and 2014. In Mozambique, the participation of women in armed conflicts has been growing, due to the idea of ​​emancipation and gender equality, and since independence there have been cases of women occupying leadership positions, thus breaking the idea that women are only victims of conflict. In view of this finding, this study analyses the experiences of RENAMO women in the “Second Civil War” in Mozambique (2013-2023), describing the reasons for their mobilization in the conflict, the role they played and finally the demobilization process, with emphasis on reintegration into the different spheres of society, which appears to be a daily challenge for RENAMO women. The data presented in this study were collected through a combination of different techniques, including documentary research, bibliographic research and semi-structured interviews, involving different actors. The results of the research indicate that the DDR process agreed in 2019 is unsustainable, because it only includes women who own weapons, thus excluding women who participated in the conflict in other roles. One of the biggest problems in the DDR process is the delay in setting pensions and the failure to fulfill the promises made at the time of its signing(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)