Repatriation of thousands of Mozambicans who fled to Malawi has begun
Mozambican authorities began repatriating thousands of refugees from Malawi on March 1, following post-election protests that had forced them to flee. The operation started as […]
Mozambique
Mozambique: President Chapo Takes Office amid Widespread Protests
Mozambique’s new president, Daniel Chapo, was inaugurated on Wednesday in the capital city of Maputo, surrounded by both celebration and discontent. Hundreds of opposition supporters […]
Mozambique’s new parliament opens as opposition leader calls for 3-day protest over disputed elections
Mozambican opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, who returned from a self-imposed exile last week, has called for three days of protests. His appeal came just hours […]
Mozambique: tensions high as opposition leader Mondlane returns from self-imposed exile
Tensions were high as Mozambique’s main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, returned home from self-imposed exile on Thursday (9 January), saying he was ready for talks […]
Mozambique’s Opposition Leader Plans Return from Exile, Reigniting Political Tensions
Venâncio Mondlane, the prominent opposition leader of Mozambique, has announced his return from exile, signaling a new stage in the country’s protracted political crisis. Mondlane […]
Mozambique moving on with its ambitious $80bn energy plan despite ongoing unrest
Put aside the recent warning from the IMF that the continuing post-election unrest in Mozambique is poised to negatively impact its economic growth, the south-east […]
New President of Mozambique takes office on January 15
On December 23, Mozambique’s Constitutional Council (CC), the highest authority in electoral disputes, declared Daniel Chapo the winner of the presidential election with 65.17% of […]
Guinea-Bissau urges dialogue amid Mozambique’s electoral tensions
On Monday, December 30, Guinean Foreign Minister Carlos Pinto Pereira voiced serious concerns over Mozambique’s escalating political tensions following its October 9 elections. While acknowledging […]
Mondlane calls for removal of weapons from Mozambique’s flag and Constitutional reform
Venâncio Mondlane, a presidential candidate and leader of the most significant challenge to Mozambique’s electoral results since the country’s first democratic elections in 1994, has […]
Mozambique faces security crisis as mass prison break escalates post-election unrest
More than 1,500 inmates, including 29 convicted terrorists, escaped from Maputo Central Prison, a maximum-security facility, in what authorities described as a premeditated act linked […]