Alcinda Honwana is a Mozambican anthropologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Cape Town. She holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London and has specialised in post-conflict healing. She is author of a number of academic articles and is doing research on spirit possession and cultural identity. She has been a consultant for children and war projects in Angola and Mozambique.

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Accord Issue 3: Mozambique

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