Paper short abstract:

The 1960s marked a radical shift in southern Africa nationalist struggle. This paper aims to discuss the role of the regional alliances and associations in supporting the national liberation processes in southern Africa (1960-1980), with a focus on Mozambique.

Paper long abstract:

The 1960s marked a radical shift in the nationalist struggles in southern Africa. The emergence of armed struggle, in various territories, came associated with the reinforcement of various political and military alliances, supporting the various political projects. This paper aims to discuss the role of the regional alliances and associations in supporting the national liberation process in southern Africa, with a focus on Mozambique. Taking as a reference stance the CONCP - Conference of the Nationalist Associations from the Portuguese Colonies, created in the early 1960s - the analysis will be placed upon these regional and south-south support and cooperation, amplifying the memory of these important, but quite often silenced, alliances to the liberation of Africa from the colonial burden. This is special relevant in the context of the liberation struggles through the 1960-1980s, in southern Africa. On another level, this study opens ups a set of treads that help, quite often, to substantiate the (re)creation of the contemporary south-south cooperation.