Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord at the common border on the banks of the Komati River a step hailed as a major move towards peace, stability and international co-operation in Southern Africa.

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South African History Online. (2012, March 12). Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076877

South African History Online (2012) 'Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076877 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076877, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076877. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President Samora Machel of Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076877.