Mozambique: the comeback A long-time opposition party comes out of the bush and returns to the political stage A poster affixed to the crumbling exterior of Renamo’s campaign office in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, shows Afonso Dhlakama as a much younger man. The photograph of the opposition leader—thick, 1980s- style coiffure and large, rimless spectacles—is a throwback to the cold war era. This image, used in every presidential contest for the past 20 years, created an even more striking juxtaposition during the 2014 race. Mr Dhlakama, now in his mid-sixties, with snow-peppered hair, campaigned in front of giant billboards plastered with…
