Mozambique

The country's polity has come a long way since 1992, when decades of internal war finally came to an end. However, the legacy of internecine conflict has yet to be fully erased. The two main political parties, ruling Frelimo and opposition Renamo, were the main protagonists of the war and remain deeply distrustful of each other, which makes any meaningful level of policy consensus extremely rare. Corruption remains a problem, although less of one than in many other African countries, and the media has at times suffered from intimidation. But despite such issues, Mozambique is largely regarded as a functioning

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