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Tennyson Setoy
Age: 32
Home: Boane, Maputu province, Mozambique
After 15 years as a soldier in Mozambique's civil war, Tennyson Setoy swapped his three guns for a hoe. Now he is able to look forward to his children growing up in peace.
Filed in: Africa, Peace & Conflict

Mozambique’s recent history

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world – a result of colonisation, decades of civil war and violence, along with the prevalence of drought and floods in the region
After a ten-year guerrilla war, Mozambique won its independence from Portugal in 1975. The country then went through a devastating civil war with more than one million people killed or maimed and five million people displaced
Fighting ended in 1992 but an estimated seven million guns lie hidden in Mozambique
In a unique programme, more than 70,000 families have exchanged their guns for useful tools like bicycles, hoes, or sewing machines

Filed in: Africa, Peace & Conflict

Mozambique

Mozambique
population: 19.1 million
life expectancy: 41.9
population living below $2 a day: 78.4%