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Mozambique passes amnesty law for opposition leader ahead of vote


    MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's parliament has approved an amnesty law that will allow opposition Renamo party leader Afonso Dhlakama to leave his hideaway in the bush, sign a peace accord with President Armando Guebuza and run in an Oct. 15 election, lawmakers said.

    The law approved late on Tuesday also applied to Dhlakama's supporters, who had clashed with the government's army since 2012, raising fears for stability in the southern African nation which is looking to develop coal and offshore gas deposits.

    (Reporting by Manuel Mucari; Writing by Pascal Fletcher; editing by David Dolan)