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24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... BBC News, Maputo. December 24, 2024 at 11:52 AM ... The latest unrest began on Monday after Mozambique's highest court upheld the victory of Frelimo ...
Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, that was marred by an opposition boycott following heavily disputed elections.
Protests have broken out once again in Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed that the ruling party candidate, Daniel Chapo, won October's disputed presidential election.
On 29 October Mondlane called for a week-long strike, and for a 4-million strong march on Maputo on 7 November to overwhelm Mozambican authorities with the sheer size of a protest. [28] The 7 November protests also led to clashes with police. Mondlane also fled Mozambique and said that he was not in Africa. [29]
8 August – A court in the United States convicts former finance minister Manuel Chang of plunder involving the acceptance of bribes through US banks for approving secret loans from 2002 to 2015 in what became known as the "Tuna bonds" scandal that left the Mozambican government with $2 billion in debt.
In a July 7 interview, Mocimboa da Praia mayor Carlos Momba stated that there was "no infrastructure" in the town. [7] Bodies were still being discovered in the neighborhoods of Muengue and 30 by July, where clashes were heaviest. The jihadists continued to hold a presence in the town, with pro-Islamic State graffiti appearing in July. [8]
Mozambique's police chief Bernadino Rafael has been sacked, following allegations of brutality during October's disputed election and its aftermath.
The 2023 Mozambican local elections were held on 11 October 2023 to elect mayors and municipal councils across the country. [1] The results published initially by the National Election Commission (CNE) had FRELIMO winning 64 of the 65 municipalities contested, with the only city won by another party being Beira, which was won by the Democratic Movement of Mozambique. [2]