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Mozambique on edge as judges rule on disputed election

Tension was mounting in Mozambique Monday with judges about to rule on its disputed election, with the opposition leader vowing "chaos" if the ruling party is confirmed as the winner in a standoff that has already claimed at least 130 lives. "The Constitutional Council's ruling will lead Mozambique either to peace or chaos," Mondlane said in an online address, promising …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Mozambique's election unrest leaves markets bare, economy in crisis

Firstpost

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 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 …

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3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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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 …

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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique

Al Jazeera

Palma, Mozambique – It was late afternoon and darkness was approaching when Awa Salama* heard pops of gunfire and explosions: The fighters were coming. Together, the LNG project and conflict are a “double attack” on the livelihoods of people like Salama, said Julio Bicheche of the Farmers Union Cabo Delgado. They added that TotalEnergies “fails to accurately assess the potential …

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1 year, 1 month 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 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

EAM Jaishankar rides 'Made in India' train in Mozambique

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar rode a ‘Made in India’ train during his visit to Mozambique and held a "great green" conversation on expanding train networks, electric mobility and waterways connectivity with the country's transport minister. Mr. Jaishankar arrived here in the capital of Mozambique on Thursday on a three-day visit and met the President of the African country's Parliament …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Mozambique Visit: EAM Jaishankar takes ride in 'Made in India' train in Maputo

Deccan Chronicle

Maputo : Accompanied by the Mozambican Transport Minister, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took a ride in a 'Made in India' train in the country's capital Maputo. Sharing his experience, Jaishankar wrote on Twitter, "Took a ride in a 'Made in India' train from Maputo to Machava with Mozambican Transport Minister Mateus Magala. Jaishankar said that it is …

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1 year, 9 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 …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Mozambicans march to honor protest rapper after his death

Associated Press

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambicans are planning marches across the country to honor Azagaia, a popular protest rapper and fierce government critic, who died last week. The nationwide demonstrations follow Azagaia’s funeral procession on Wednesday, in which thousands marched through the streets of Maputo, the capital, chanting protest slogans such as “resistance” and “power to the people.” Riot police used tear …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Associated Press

NANJUA, Mozambique — Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique. They say their conditions are bleak and food assistance is meager but they’re afraid to return home because of continuing violence by the rebels who are now going by the name Islamic State Mozambique Province. “The terrorists …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

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. “The terrorists are on the run permanently,” Mozambican President …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Mozambique urged to investigate abduction of Rwandan exile

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — A Rwandan opposition leader apparently arrested in Mozambique last month should be immediately charged in court or released, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Ntamuhanga was taken by seven men who showed identification cards for Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service and taken to the local police station, said the rights group, citing four witnesses. Press freedom group Reporters Without …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Should the UK intervene in Mozambique? If it does, exit strategies will be difficult to find

The Independent

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Mozambique on edge as judges rule on disputed election

Mozambique's election unrest leaves markets bare, economy in crisis

Fresh fury as Mozambique police mow down protester

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

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

Mozambique threatens to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests

‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique

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

EAM Jaishankar rides 'Made in India' train in Mozambique

Mozambique Visit: EAM Jaishankar takes ride in 'Made in India' train in Maputo

Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper

Mozambicans march to honor protest rapper after his death

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Mozambique urged to investigate abduction of Rwandan exile

Should the UK intervene in Mozambique? If it does, exit strategies will be difficult to find