December 11, 2023
Mozambique: Arrests, Assaults, Ballot Box Stuffing and Low Turnout in Voting This Morning
A massive police presence, some arrests and assaults, an attempt to introduce pre-voted ballot papers, and a very low turnout marked the first hours of the repeat elections this… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Demands Election Results Sheets
Renamo members discovered two weeks late that the Constitutional Council (CC) had been asking the National Elections Commission (CNE) for original results sheets (editais) from… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Mozambique: Police Shoot 8 Renamo Demonstrators in Angoche
Police shot eight Renamo demonstrators in Angoche, Nampula, today (Thursday, 16 November). Manquinho Mastado is in a serious condition and has been transferred to Nampula Central… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Mozambique: Riots and Two Deaths in Nampula and Nacala
Nampula and Nacala-Porto are experiencing riots and the police are responding with rubber bullets and gunfire with real bullets. There are arrests, injuries and deaths in both… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Mozambique: Bar Association Calls on Election Commission to Quit
"We cannot fail to express our deep repudiation of the way these elections have been organised and conducted", the Mozambican Bar Association said today. It cited "a prior… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Mozambique: Electoral Body Admits Ballot Counting Irregularities
"By the time of the tabulation at the polling stations, reports of irregularities were mounting up, constituting real electoral offences," admitted the National Elections… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Mozambique: Courts Force Rerun in Cuamba, Chókwè
Courts force rerun in Cuamba and Chókwè and demand data from election authorities in Maputo, but refuse to hear cases from Chiure and Vilankulo Read more »
October 16, 2023
Mozambique: Renamo Calls for Demonstrations in All 65 Municipalities
Renamo's Political Commission called for demonstrations in all 65 municipalities on Tuesday. The Commission met today (Sunday 15 Oct) in an extraordinary session and concluded that… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Mozambique: Electoral Pandemonium: Demonstrations, Shootings, Arrests, and Assaults - but Silence From Electoral Bodies
Last night and today (Thursday) there were a mix of victory celebrations, violence, arrests and fatal shootings in Chiure, Nampula, Guruè and Quelimane. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Mozambique: Clashes Cause Serious Injuries in Nacala
Volent clashes between Frelimo and Renamo supporters in the northern port city of Nacala took place Saturday (7 September) The clashes, which began at about 10.00, resulted in six… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Mozambique: Signs of Political Intolerance in Manjacaze?
Political intolerance and neglect for the rules of the election campaign were noted Thursday (27 September), the second day of the election campaign, in Mandlakazi. Renamo visited… Read more »
Mozambique: Frelimo and Renamo Not Allowing Campaign Observation in Maputo Province
In Matola, the observers from the Mais Integridade (More Integrity) civil society consortium are facing difficulties in access to information about the agendas of the election… Read more »
Mozambique: Campaigning Remains Peaceful With Little Violence
Campaigning has largely remains calm. The only reported incidents of violence on Saturday were two serious skirmishes between Frelimo and Renamo supporters in Ulongue, Tete, with… Read more »
Mozambique: Frelimo Defector Receives Death Threats
Death threats have been made against a former Frelimo member, João Ibraimo Iayaia, who recently joined Renamo. He reported that on Saturday (30 September) when he was going… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Mozambique: Observers Report More Problems and Misconduct in Second Week
The registration process deteriorated in the second week, according to the only civil society observer group, Mais Integridade. They report registration posts having to suspend of… Read more »