The political and social fabric of Mozambique is disintegrating, largely due to the reckless actions and incendiary rhetoric of the leader of the opposition party RENAMO. Following the controversial October 9, 2024 elections, which were contested over allegations of fraud, he has escalated the situation by encouraging violence and civil disobedience. His rhetoric is not…

Maputo, Mozambique Post-election protests in Mozambique paralysed two power plants on Saturday, the national utility said as unrest rocks the southern Africa nation. The ruling Frelimo party, in power since 1975, was declared winner of the October 9 polls but the results were denounced as fraudulent by the opposition. "As part of protests taking place…

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. Venancio Mondlane has rejected the results of the October 9 vote and led a weeks-long standoff that has been brutally suppressed by the police. AFP…

Clashes with police broke out in Mozambique Wednesday in fresh protests against disputed election results, residents said, with two people reportedly killed, and forced the closure of the main border with South Africa. Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane called for a fresh round of protests starting Wednesday after the election authority said the Frelimo party --…

Soldiers and police were patrolling Mozambique's capital, Maputo, early Thursday ahead of a planned protest against election results seen by the opposition as fraudulent, AFP reporters said. The southern African nation has been rocked by violence since an October 9 vote won by the Frelimo party, which has been in power for almost 50 years.…

In Beira, Mozambique, where funerals are a costly affair, Amelia Armando Machava’s workshop transforms discarded shipping pallets into affordable coffins, providing dignity for the city’s poorest amid economic hardship. In a dilapidated building in Mozambique’s Indian Ocean city of Beira, a dozen young men work away at handcrafting humble coffins from wooden pallets discarded by…

Mozambique's opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, whose whereabouts were unknown Wednesday, has called for a week-long strike to protest the result of a presidential election. Tensions have simmered in the southern African nation where the ruling Frelimo party, in power for 49 years, won an October 9 vote. Opposition parties and election observers have denounced irregularities…

Mozambique's capital Maputo on Friday suffered a mobile internet blackout after protests against the re-election of the ruling Frelimo party descended into violence. Protests erupted on Thursday with hundreds of opposition supporters rejecting what they called a ballot "stolen" by a "corrupt" electoral commission in favour of the party which has ruled since 1975. The…

  The ruling party candidate, Daniel Chapo, has won Mozambique's presidential elections, the electoral commission said Thursday, announcing results from the disputed October 9 polls. Chapo, from the Frelimo party which has been in power for half a century, took nearly 71 percent of the votes compared to just over 20 percent for his main…

Police in Mozambique fired teargas on Monday to disperse a small crowd in Maputo where shops were closed ahead of a planned protest against alleged electoral fraud. Several dozen people, including journalists, scattered as heavily armed police walked down a main street, according to videos posted on social media and an AFP reporter at the…

The lawyer for Mozambique's leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who ran for president in October 9 elections, was gunned down in Maputo on Saturday. The lawyer, Elvino Dias, was killed with another candidate, Paulo Guambe, from the Podemos party backing Mondlane. Two gunmen shot up their car while it was immobile on a road in…

        Impoverished Mozambique votes for a president and parliament in a tense mood Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy. READ ALSO:Four leading candidates in Mozambique’s presidential vote Barring any major surprises, the socialist Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) will hold on…