Mozambique forces kill opposition rebel leader

Mozambique soldiers

Mozambique's Defence and Security Forces (FDS) soldier on patrol. PHOTO | AFP

The leader of a rebel faction of Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition party, has been killed by the army.

Mozambique's Defence and Security Forces (FDS) announced on Monday that Mariano Nhongo, the head of a rebel hardline faction of the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo), was killed in combat.