Antonio Augusto Eduardo Namburete

Eduardo Namburete (born 1968)[1] is a Mozambican academic and politician. He represented the country's largest opposition party RENAMO in the Assembly of the Republic.[2] He was involved as a mediator in the process which led to the signing of the Maputo Accord in 2019[3] and was appointed as Mozambique's Ambassador to Algeria in 2024.[4]

Life and career

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Eduardo Namburete was in born 1969. He served for 15 years as a deputy of the Assembly of the Republic representing the largest opposition party RENAMO for the constituency of Maputo.[5] In the Assembly, he was a member of the Constitutional, Human Rights and Legal Affairs Committee.[6] In July 2022 he was elected vice-president of the Africa Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption, based in Ghana.[7]

He was involved as a mediator in the peace negotiations between the government of Mozambique and RENAMO[8] which resulted in the signing of the Maputo Accord in 2019.[9] He was a RENAMO representative of the Military Affairs Commission and played an active role in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of former combatants.[10]

He is also the founding Dean of and a Senior Lecturer at the Eduardo Mondlane University School of Communication and Arts and has a master's degree in communications from Southern University in Louisiana, US.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Diplomatie: Le Mozambique nomme un nouvel ambassadeur en Algérie". La Patrie News. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Eduardo Namburete diz que parlamento está preso a partidos". O Pais. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ Vines, Alex (6 August 2020). "Third time lucky: Will Mozambique's peace deal last?". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Namburete, Renamo deputy, will be Mozambique's ambassador to Algeria". Voa. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Eduardo Namburete diz que parlamento está preso a partidos". O Pais. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ Nádia, Issufo (14 February 2017). "Parlamentares moçambicanos conhecem descentralização alemã". DW. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Deputado moçambicano, Eduardo Namburete, eleito Vice-Presidente da APNAC". Carta Mozambique. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Dhlakama indica três deputados da Renamo para retomar diálogo de paz". Observador. Lusa. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ Matias, Leonel. "Dhlakama designa nomes para integrar comissão com o Governo". DW. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Deputado da RENAMO será embaixador de Moçambique na Argélia". DW. Lusa. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Nyusi nomeia membro sénior da Renamo ao cargo de embaixador". AIM. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.