英语天天读:莫桑比克经济腾飞First Mozambique, it's a country that's had a difficult start in life, a long
struggle for independence from Portugal, followed by a bitter civil war that
lasted almost 20 years. Now with prospects of oil and gas wealth and an enviable
record of stability it's among the Africa's boom nations, notching up the kind
of 7. 5% plus annual economic growth rates until recently only China could
manage. Well this week we've been airing a series of special reports from
Mozambique. Right now we're looking at that precious peace and stability. The
leader of Renamo, the rebels in the civil war, is Afonso Dhlakama. Now despite
the peace agreement that ended that conflict in 1992, Renamo has recently been
involved in renewed violence. In an interview for the BBC and under extremely
tight security, Afonso Dhlakama has been speaking with help of an interpreter to
our business reporter Tony Bonsignore. I'm in Beira, the second city in
Mozambique, a far cry this from the hustle and bustle of Maputo but still a
really important economic centre. Now there's a port here, one of the major
ports in southern Africa. The rail route here transports something like 35,000
tons of coal from the northwest of Mozambique to the port and then onto China
every single day. Now it's also a very important political centre. It's a
stronghold of the opposition forces.