Mozambican Police Open Fire on Opposition March, Leader’s Whereabouts Unknown
Mozambican police opened fire on supporters of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane as they marched on March 5 in the capital, Maputo, resulting in at least […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Mozambique’s Constitutional Council confirms ruling party’s victory amid political crisis
On Monday, December 23, Mozambique’s Constitutional Council officially confirmed the electoral victory of the ruling Frelimo party, securing 65.17% of the vote. The announcement comes […]
NGO reports 5 dead and 22 shot on the first day of new protests in Mozambique
On December 4, Mozambique witnessed a tragic escalation in its ongoing election-related protests, with at least five people killed and 22 injured by gunfire, according […]
New protests in Mozambique following the unsuccessful presidential meeting
Protests supporting opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, who challenges the results of Mozambique’s October 9 elections, intensified on Wednesday, November 27. Demonstrations erupted in multiple locations, […]
Mozambique: Main opposition absent, meeting to end electoral crisis cut short
The meeting convened by Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi with the presidential candidates on Tuesday, November 26, aimed at addressing the ongoing post-election crisis, ended after […]