2 dead in Mozambique protests over local election results, watchdog says. Police say 70 arrested
1 year, 4 months ago

2 dead in Mozambique protests over local election results, watchdog says. Police say 70 arrested

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Protests in Mozambique over disputed local election results resulted in the deaths of a police officer and a civilian Friday, a corruption watchdog group said. The unrest followed Thursday’s official validation of the election results, which gave the ruling Frelimo party victory in 64 out of 65 municipalities. Police spokesperson Orlando Mudomane said 60 people were arrested in Nampula, four in Maputo, and the remainder in Nacala and the central city of Quelimane. A parallel count of the vote by the consortium of election observers concluded that Renamo beat Frelimo in the major cities of Quelimane, Nampula, Matola and Maputo.

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Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president
2 months ago

Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Hundreds of supporters of Mozambique’s opposition protested Wednesday as the country inaugurated a new president following disputed elections and deadly unrest. Daniel Chapo took his oath as the country’s fifth president before about 2,500 people who endured intense heat in front of a city hall in the capital, Maputo. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Guinea-Bissau’s leader …

Opposition leader threatens to ‘paralyse’ Mozambique as President-elect Chapo takes office
2 months ago

Opposition leader threatens to ‘paralyse’ Mozambique as President-elect Chapo takes office

Firstpost  

Chapo, 48, called for stability on Monday, telling journalists at the national assembly ‘we can continue to work and together, united… to develop our country’ Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office Wednesday after weeks of deadly political unrest but the main opposition leader has vowed to “paralyse” the country with fresh protests against the fiercely disputed election …

Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president
2 months ago

Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president

LA Times  

Mozambique’s President-elect, Daniel Chapo, center, inspects honor guards during his inauguration ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, on Wednesday. Hundreds of supporters of Mozambique’s opposition protested Wednesday as the country inaugurated a new president following disputed elections and deadly unrest. Daniel Chapo took his oath as the country’s fifth president before about 2,500 people who endured intense heat in front of a …

Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters
2 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from self-imposed exile on Thursday, clutching a bible and saying he still rejects the results of a disputed election last year that sparked more than two months of protests against the long-ruling party and a violent crackdown by security forces. While Venancio Mondlane stepped off a plane, security forces fired tear gas …

Mozambique opposition leader returns home after post-election turmoil
2 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique opposition leader returns home after post-election turmoil

India Today  

Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned home on Thursday, after fleeing in the days following a hotly-contested October election that sparked demonstrations in which scores of protesters have been killed. Civil society monitoring group Plataforma Decide said at least 278 people had died in the protests since mid-October, when the electoral commission announced the results, extending the ruling Frelimo party's …

Mozambique opposition leader returns from exile as police fire tear gas at his supporters
2 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique opposition leader returns from exile as police fire tear gas at his supporters

CNN  

Maputo, Mozambique AP — Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from exile Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of his supporters who gathered near the main international airport to welcome him home. Mondlane said he left Mozambique fearing for his life after two senior members of his opposition party were killed in their car by unknown gunmen in …

At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know
2 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know

Al Jazeera  

Some 6,000 prisoners broke free from a high-security prison in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on Wednesday, according to police authorities, as weeks-long post-election violence continues to rock the Southern African nation. The country’s police chief, Bernadino Rafael, said the prisoners escaped from the Maputo Central Prison on Christmas Day, following what he called a “revolt”. Police chief Rafael on Wednesday …

Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing

Al Jazeera  

Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging. Mozambique’s president-elect has called for “non-violence” and “unity” after widespread rioting this week sparked by his governing party’s contested election win. A senior Malawian official said that as of Wednesday, 2,182 Mozambican households fleeing the violence had crossed into Malawi’s Nsanje district, …

At least 21 dead in Mozambique unrest after top court decision on election
2 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 21 dead in Mozambique unrest after top court decision on election

The Hindu  

Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said Tuesday. Mozambique Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told a news conference in Maputo late Tuesday that a wave of violence and looting was sparked by …

Jailbreak amid Mozambique protests sees 1,500 prisoners escape, 33 killed
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailbreak amid Mozambique protests sees 1,500 prisoners escape, 33 killed

Al Jazeera  

Suspected riot erupts inside a prison in capital Maputo, with some officials denying the incident is linked to post-election unrest. A suspected riot inside a jail in Mozambique’s capital has left at least 33 people dead and 15 injured, while more than 1,500 prisoners escaped, authorities said. While Rafael blamed protests outside the prison for encouraging the riot, Justice Minister …

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
2 months, 2 weeks ago

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violence that engulfed Mozambique after …

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
2 months, 2 weeks ago

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said Tuesday. Mozambique Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told a news conference in Maputo late Tuesday that a wave of violence and looting …

Mozambique crisis: Unrest grows in Maputo on Christmas Eve after disputed election results; check details
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mozambique crisis: Unrest grows in Maputo on Christmas Eve after disputed election results; check details

Live Mint  

Day after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent elections, Mozambique's largely deserted capital was hit by skirmishes between protesters and police, reported AFP on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, makeshift roadblocks on major thoroughfares were set alight that covered the city with thick smoke as country's highest court confirmed the victory of the ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate …

At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision
2 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision

Al Jazeera  

After Monday’s ratification of contested October elections, a new wave of protests is under way. At least 21 people have been killed in unrest since Mozambique’s top court confirmed the governing party Frelimo’s victory in disputed elections, the interior minister says. A total of “236 acts of serious violence were reported” since Monday across the Portuguese-speaking African country, in which …

Mozambique top court confirms ruling party’s win in disputed election
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mozambique top court confirms ruling party’s win in disputed election

Al Jazeera  

Constitutional Council validates results of the October polls that extended Frelimo party’s half-century grip on power. Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party Frelimo’s victory in an October election which sparked massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged. The Constitutional Council’s Monday ruling is likely to spark further protests in the southern African country of …

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

Al Jazeera  

The top electoral court in Mozambique has largely upheld the results of the country’s disputed October elections, re-affirming the governing Frelimo party’s decades-long hold on power, and leading to fears of more violence in a country already rocked by weeks of deadly protests. Mondlane had threatened “chaos” before the court’s announcement, and urged his supporters to “shut down” the country …

Mozambique’s top court confirms ruling party win in disputed election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mozambique’s top court confirms ruling party win in disputed election

CNN  

Reuters — Mozambique’s top court on Monday confirmed the ruling party Frelimo’s victory in an October election, which has sparked massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged. Outside the conference center in the capital Maputo, where a senior Constitutional Council judge announced that Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo was president-elect and the party had retained its majority in …

The Take: Why are Mozambique’s youth protesting?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Take: Why are Mozambique’s youth protesting?

Al Jazeera  

Mozambique’s protests challenge decades of leadership as a new generation fights for change against government crackdowns. Protests have erupted across Mozambique, where a disputed election has sparked a powerful movement for change. Thousands are defying a violent government crackdown, demanding an end to decades of dominance by the governing party. In this episode: Zenaida Machado-Ezinteje, senior researcher at Human Rights …

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say
3 months ago

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — More than 100 people including children have been killed by security forces in post-election protests in Mozambique that have lasted nearly two months, rights and civil society groups said. Since Oct. 21, 110 people have been killed in the protests, said Plataforma Eleitoral Decide, a Mozambique civil society group that monitors elections. International rights group Amnesty International …

Fresh fury as Mozambique police mow down protester
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh fury as Mozambique police mow down protester

Raw Story  

Fresh anti-government protests erupted in Mozambique Wednesday after a police vehicle mowed down a woman at a demonstration in the capital in support of the opposition leader disputing October elections. AFP reporters at the scene of one of Wednesday's protests said demonstrators hurled stones at security forces who fired bullets and tear gas as clashes broke out after a woman …

Clanging pans: Why Mozambique’s election protesters refuse to go away
4 months ago

Clanging pans: Why Mozambique’s election protesters refuse to go away

Al Jazeera  

More than a month after a disputed election, protests still roil the country, taking innovative forms, even as shutdowns bleed the economy. Environmental engineering student Henrique Amilcar Calioio joined protests in Maputo, where young people chanted “power to the people” in Portuguese and were met with tear gas from the police. “The question on everyone’s lips is, if he got …

Mozambique deploys army to quell protests over disputed election results
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4 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique deploys army to quell protests over disputed election results

Firstpost  

The country of 34 million people in southern Africa is on edge, with the presidential palace under heavy guard and security forces constantly patrolling the streets. A barricade burns Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Mozambique's capital, Maputo,Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country's polls which saw the …

How Mozambique’s election has left the country battered and bruised by violence
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4 months, 1 week ago

How Mozambique’s election has left the country battered and bruised by violence

Firstpost  

Mozambique is in the midst of civil unrest. Since last month’s presidential elections, people have taken to the streets, clashing with police forces, resulting in at least 20 deaths. Authorities threaten to deploy the army as protesters set fires on the streets and burn ruling party offices while neighbouring South Africa has shut its border post with Mozambique and heightened …

At least 30 reported killed in weeks of post-vote violence in Mozambique
4 months, 1 week ago

At least 30 reported killed in weeks of post-vote violence in Mozambique

Al Jazeera  

Soldiers deployed as Mozambicans protest the Frelimo party, which has held on to power for nearly half a century. At least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in close to three weeks of crackdowns on protests that erupted in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, according to Human Rights Watch. “At least 30 people were killed between October …

Why Mozambique’s election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Mozambique’s election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Thousands protested in Mozambique’s capital on Thursday and security forces responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets, as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African country. Opposition parties and many citizens have rejected the results of the Oct. 9 presidential election as fraudulent and growing protests in the capital, Maputo, and other …

Clashes in Mozambique as opposition protests election ‘fraud’
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4 months, 1 week ago

Clashes in Mozambique as opposition protests election ‘fraud’

Al Jazeera  

Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Mozambique in the biggest demonstration yet against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which was declared the winner of disputed elections last month. The general election was hotly contested with many young people supporting independent presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, who said the vote was rigged and called for a week of protests culminating on …

Mozambique police fire tear gas at protesters denouncing ‘rigged’ election
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4 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique police fire tear gas at protesters denouncing ‘rigged’ election

Al Jazeera  

The African nation has been rocked by violence since its October 9 vote, won by the Frelimo party, which has been in power for almost 50 years. “The approach of the police has been to try to stop the demonstrations by using tear gas and other weapons, and they have used live gunfire over the last two weeks on several …

Mozambique threatens to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests
4 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique threatens to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambican authorities have threatened to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country’s polls which saw the governing Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. The country’s defense minister Cristóvão Chume threatened to deploy military forces to quell the ongoing post-election protests, saying they were attempts …

Mozambique Heads for Crucial Elections Amid Jihadist Insurgency and Drought-Induced Hunger
5 months, 1 week ago

Mozambique Heads for Crucial Elections Amid Jihadist Insurgency and Drought-Induced Hunger

Associated Press  

Mozambique's upcoming elections are a significant test for the country's future. With the country facing an insurgency and a drought-induced hunger crisis, voters will choose a new president to address these challenges. The frontrunners have promised to address development issues exacerbated by the insurgency, but none have laid out a plan to end the insurgency. The election is expected to …

Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper
1 year, 11 months ago

Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambican fans of deceased protest rapper Azagaia have vowed to keep marching in his honor, even though police violently dispersed demonstrations in Maputo and other cities last week. “This march aims to be the first of many marches,” Venâncio Mondlane, a member of Mozambique’s National Assembly for the second largest opposition party MDM, told The Associated Press …

Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
4 years ago

Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Daviz Simango, the leader of …

Mozambique votes in a crucial test of recent peace deal
5 years, 5 months ago

Mozambique votes in a crucial test of recent peace deal

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique turned to vote-counting on Tuesday in an election that tests a wary peace in the southern African nation of nearly 30 million people, while scattered incidents of ballot-stuffing were reported and observers in several provinces were restricted from doing their work. Acceptance of the presidential, parliamentary and provincial election results is a key test of the …

Tensions high as Mozambique votes in high-stakes elections
5 years, 5 months ago

Tensions high as Mozambique votes in high-stakes elections

Al Jazeera  

Maputo, Mozambique – Polls have opened across Mozambique for presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections seen as a test of a recent peace deal between the ruling party and the armed opposition. “We’ve never had free and fair elections, but these are the worst yet because of the gravity of the violence,” said Alice Mabota, a veteran human rights campaigner. They …

Mozambique opposition rejects election result
10 years, 5 months ago

Mozambique opposition rejects election result

Al Jazeera  

Renamo, Mozambique’s main opposition movement, has rejected provisional results showing the ruling Frelimo party won Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, saying they were flawed by fraud and demanding a fresh vote. Results released on Thursday night showed that Defence Minister Felipe Nyusi, Frelimo’s presidential presidential candidate, had 63 percent of the vote after counts at almost a quarter of 17,000 …

6 killed in Mozambique clashes
11 years, 8 months ago

6 killed in Mozambique clashes

Associated Press  

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s president on Tuesday condemned an attack by alleged fighters loyal to an opposition group that killed six government troops and injured three others. The assault on an arms depot happened Monday in Sofala province in central Mozambique, state radio and television said. After independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique fell into a war between Frelimo, then …

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