Mozambican rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama announced on Tuesday a two-month ceasefire in the rumbling conflict between Renamo and the government, extending a week-long truce in a move welcomed by the president. "There have been some minor incidents, but the seven-day truce went well, so I announce the extension of the truce for 60 days, until March 4," Dhlakama said in a telephonic press conference. Rights groups estimate dozens of people were killed last year in tit-for-tat attacks between Renamo fighters and government forces. The two fought on opposing sides in a civil war from 1976 to 1992 in which 1-million people are thought to have died. AFP and Reuters
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