Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi, right, and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade hug each other after signing a peace accord in August this year.
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Mirko Manzoni, the former Swiss ambassador and now UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy for Mozambique, is the man being hailed as architect of that country's recent peace deal.
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Julia is a widely travelled British radio and print journalist, specialized in African affairs and transitional justice.
In his new UN role he will be helping to consolidate the peace. This may not be easy, especially after recent elections in which the ruling party won a landslide victory and the opposition is claiming massive fraud.
Mirko Manzoni (left) and members of the mediation team in the bush with the late RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama (second from right)
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But Manzoni is used to tough situations. He talked to swissinfo.ch about the ups and downs of the peace process and how things were often difficult.
‘Quite an adventure’: How the Swiss brought peace to Mozambique
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As lead mediator of Mozambique’s peace deal, Mirko Manzoni spent three years shuttling between the president and rebels in the bush.
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