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Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has called for unity ahead of a fresh round of protests against the outcome of presidential elections. In a live broadcast on his Facebook ...
Journalist Dominic Johnson argued that Mozambique's situation remained critical and that the violence had the potential to escalate into a civil war. [59] On 29 December, Mondlane announced a five-day suspension of protests to allow for humanitarian and international organizations to visit Mozambique and assess the human rights situation. [60]
MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambican police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday in the biggest demonstration yet against the long-ruling Frelimo party which was declared the ...
The latest unrest began on Monday after Mozambique's highest court upheld the victory of Frelimo's presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, in elections held in October. Mondlane had challenged the ...
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.
The president is elected using the two-round system. [8] The 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic are elected by proportional representation in eleven multi-member constituencies based on the country's provinces and on a first-past-the-post basis from two single-member constituencies representing Mozambican citizens in Africa and Europe.
Mozambique's security forces have opened fire on protesters, including after last year's local elections, rights groups say. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; Additional reporting by David Lewis in Nairobi ...
The Mozambican vessel Zico, [4] a fishing boat converted for use as a ferry, was traveling from Lunga in Mossuril District, Nampula Province to the Island of Mozambique on 7 April 2024. Most of the 130–150 [ 5 ] passengers were trying to escape the mainland because of a cholera outbreak , with Nampula being one of the worst-affected provinces.