Nikkie Wiegink

The abandoned headquarters of Mozambican opposition party Renamo is pictured in the port city of Beira, ahead of local government elections, Nov. 19, 2013.

Life after combat: How relationships in wartime continue to shape society

Critical State

In central Mozambique, people have tended not to emphasize political divisions after the country’s long civil war ended in 1992. But these divisions manifest through social and cultural associations. Critical State spoke with Nikkie Wiegink, an assistant professor at Utrecht University, about these dynamics in Mozambique.