Mozambique: Local Militia Kills 4 Police in Zambézia

The local Naparamas militia clashed with members of the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR, riot police), which resulted in the killing of four police. This occurred on Wednesday (11… Read more »

Mozambique: State Council Proposes "Far-Reaching Reforms" of Electoral Law

The State Council on Wednesday (11 December) said "that the post-election crisis challenges the Mozambican state to carry out far-reaching reforms as a way of preventing such acts… Read more »

Mozambique: In secret, Constitutional Council Analysing Election Numbers; Results Expected Before Christmas

In secret, the Constitutional Council (CC) will next week analyse "discrepancies" in the election results published by the National Elections Commission (CNE), CC chair… Read more »

Mozambique: Lawyers Damn Constitutional Council, Say Recount or Cancelling Elections Is Only Response to a "Society On the Verge of Collapse"

The method being used to compare documents to validate the election is "illegal" and "useless for discovering the truth". It is simply an invention of the Constitutional Council… Read more »

Mozambique: Cyclone Chido to Hit Cabo Delgado Sunday

Cyclone Chido is moving west and passing the top of Madagascar and is expected to make landfall between Pemba and Nacala on Sunday (15 December) with windspeeds of up to 175 km/h. Read more »

Mozambique: Number of Deaths Now Exceeds 120

The demonstrations have now lasted nearly two months and have caused the deaths of over 120 people. The data, harmonised by civil society organisations including CIP, show that by… Read more »

Mozambique: Communities Attack Mines As Local Grievances Are Incorporated Into Protests and Win Concessions

The Australian mining company Syrah announced today (12 December) that it has invoked "force majeure" - events beyond their control - to stop work at their Balama, Cabo Delgado,… Read more »

Mozambique: The House of the Policeman Who Killed a Stallholder No Longer Exists

Abílio Tovela is a police assistant superintendent in Chibuto. He is known as a fanatical member of Frelimo. It was he who fired the shot that resulted in the death of a… Read more »

Mozambique: Protesters Warned the Police Before Destroying

In both Chibuto and Chókwè, the demonstrators informed the district police commands that they would attack particular buildings and the police should not interfere. Read more »

Mozambique: Police Run Out of Bullets in Chókwè

In early evening, the revolt spread to the city of Chókwè. Two Frelimo Party offices, the  city and district committees, were attacked and set on fire Streets… Read more »

Mozambique: Chibuto - Attacking What Belongs to "Them" - Frelimo

The revolt began in Chibuto in the morning, and continued into the night. Until 22.00 Chibuto was under fire. Some rioters were shot by the police. At night, Chibuto hospital was… Read more »

Mozambique: Gaza: The Bulwarks of Political Terror Turn Against Their Owner

The day, night and early morning were times of terror in the cities of Chibuto and Chókwè, which have been two bulwarks of political intolerance against the… Read more »

Mozambique: The Mood is Changing

Instead of dying out, as Frelimo hoped, the protests are becoming more pointed. Some in Frelimo are now comparing the national protests to the war in Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Nampula Central Hospital May Run Out of Space

The number of people entering Nampula Central Hospital, suffering from wounds inflicted by police bullets, is increasing every day. The Hospital has already warned that it may be… Read more »

Mozambique: Buildings Burnt After Clashes in Larde

In Larde, Moma, Nampula, a Frelimo shock group, receiving a party brigade from Nampula city, assaulted a young man from the Podemos. In response, Podemos members burned down the… Read more »

Mozambique: Kenmare Invaded And Demonstrators Wanted To Burn Its Plane

Demonstrators set on fire the premises of the Irish company Kenmare which exploits the heavy mineral sands of Moma, Nampula. Company executives were given an emergency evacuation… Read more »

Mozambique: Is Frelimo Dying, Leaving Only a Failed Corrupt State, or Can Frelimo And Mozambique Be Saved?

The country is burning and there were no firefighters available. Mozambique is a country out of control, with the symptoms of a collapsed state. The Frelimo elites had accumulated… Read more »

Mozambique: Demonstrators Close Major Roads

Main roads remain closed this morning and controlled by local demonstrators. On the N1 the road has been closed at Bobole, Marracuene, just north of Maputo, since yesterday. The… Read more »

Mozambique: More Than 100 Killed By Police

Police killed 27 people in four days of demonstrations which bring the total killed by police to 103, from 21 October up to and including yesterday (Saturday 7 December), according… Read more »

Mozambique: Mock "Graves" of Frelimo Figures in the Streets

In several Maputo streets, on Thursday mock graves were built, on which demonstrators put the names and photographs of key figures in the Frelimo Party  - Filipe Nyusi,… Read more »

Mozambique: Sasol Fearful With Demonstration at Mangungumeta

The attack on the Inhassoro police post put the South African petrochemical giant Sasol on maximum alert. In the district, 28 communities are identified as impacted by Sasol. Read more »

Mozambique: Mangungumeta Police Fire at Peaceful Demonstrators

In Mangungumeta, members of the public were demonstrating peacefully when police tried to disperse them by firing live ammunition. At least three demonstrators were hit. Read more »

Mozambique: Police Stations Sacked in Maputo and Inhassoro

Mass reactions to police shootings took place yesterday (Thursday 28 Nov). The police command in the village of  Mangungumeta, Inhassoro district, Inhambane, was burnt down… Read more »

Mozambique: A Tipping Point Has Been Passed

This week attacks have increased on police posts and Frelimo buildings. The police response has become more aggressive, with more than 85 people killed in the past month. An… Read more »

Mozambique: Body count - 8 killed in 3 days brings total to 90

Eight people were shot and killed by police Wednesday to Friday (27-29 November), according to Plataforma Eleitoral Decide - 4 in Nampula, 3 in Maputo and 1 in Inhambane.… Read more »