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Mozambique's election unrest leaves markets bare, economy in crisis
FirstpostProtests over Mozambique’s disputed election result – which have killed more than 100 people, according to civil society groups – have snarled up the city centre with barricades A Mozambican soldier walks away as protesters burn tyres during a demonstration against the government in Maputo. Protests over Mozambique’s disputed election result – which have killed more than 100 people, according to civil society groups – have snarled up the city centre with barricades. “We are waiting for the vehicles carrying our goods which are blocked at the South African border,” said Herminia Manjate, 56, who shares a truck with a dozen other importers. The South African economy is also suffering from the on-and-off shutdowns of the border, which is on a key route for exports via Mozambique’s deep-water ports at Maputo and Matola.
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