October 24, 2023
Mozambique: Triangular Battle Over Vote Recount in Matola
The Matola District Court on 18 October ordered a vote recount in Matola. The Frelimo party and the Matola City Elections Commission (CEC) then appealed against the recount. But… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Mozambique: Renamo Takes the Capital
Renamo has won by landslides in both the capital city Maputo and its neighbour Matola, the largest city in Mozambique, according to parallel counts. But the district elections… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Mozambique: Court Orders Correction of Some Data in Nampula
The judge of the Nampula District court only ordered the Nampula CDE to correct data in some editais. Renamo announced it will appeal to the Constitutional Council, on the grounds… Read more »
Mozambique: KaMubukwana Court Dismisses Renamo's Case as Judge Declines to Read Judgement
Judge Perceverança Mangamela, of the KaMubukwana Municipal District in Maputo City, dismissed Renamo's appeal on the grounds that it "lacks foundation". The judgement was… Read more »
Mozambique: KaMavota Court Orders Recount Because STAE Used 185 Fake Editais to Tabulate Results
The KaMavota District Court accepted Renamo's appeal and ordered a recount of the votes based on the real editias (results sheets), because "a substantial part and with a… Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo Unsuccessful in Caia and Chiomio
The Caia District Court, Sofala, dismissing Renamo's appeal over electoral fraud in almost all of the 33 Caia polling stations. The court claims that Renamo's accusation was… Read more »
Mozambique: Catholic Bishops Call for Legality to be Restored and Bloodshed Avoided
The Catholic bishops of Mozambique today called on the judiciary to restore legality to electoral processes. According to the Episcopal Council of Mozambique, "there is no legality… Read more »
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 »
Mozambique: Court Orders Vote Recount in Matola
"A recount of all the polling stations in the municipal elections in the City of Matola" was ordered today (Thursday 19 Oct) by he Matola District Court, upholding an appeal by the… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Mozambique: Court Says Organised Fraud Proven in Maputo
The court in the Maputo city district of Nhlamankulu District Court found it proven that the district STAE director introduced fake editais (polling station results… Read more »
Mozambique: Courts in Guruè and Quelimane Reject Renamo's Appeals
District Courts have rejected Renamo's complaints in Guruè and Quelimane. The first claimed lack of evidence and the second that Renamo presented unsigned minutes and… Read more »
Mozambique: Polling Station Presiding Officer Found Dead in Milange
The lifeless body of Pedro Manguissa was found on the banks of a busy road in the village of Milange. During the recent local elections, the deceased was a polling station chair at… Read more »
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: New Results Sheets Give Victory to Frelimo in Nampula, Causing Confusion
In the city of Nampula there are difficulties in using results sheets (editais) that are not properly stamped and signed. There are polling stations with two… Read more »
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 11, 2023
Mozambique: Internet Shutdown as Polls Close
Just as the polls were closing at 6pm, the country experienced an internet blackout by the main operators, most notably Movitel, the operator most used in rural areas and the… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Mozambique: Frelimo Running Matola Polling Stations
Frelimo members will be presiding officers of most polling stations in Matola 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 03, 2023
Mozambique: Govt Wins Massive Debt Cancellation
Mozambique today announced a negotiated deal with the major Swiss Bank UBS. It took over Credit Suisse after CS collapsed under a series of corruption scandals including the… 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: MDM Has Not Yet Begun its Campaign in Alto Molócuè
Our correspondents in Alto Molócuè, in Zambézia, say that the doors of the local MDM office remain shut, and the MDM has not yet participated in any part of… Read more »
Mozambique: Three Beira MDM Leaders Released as Judge Says Police Had No Reason for Arrest
Three MDM leaders were released today in Beira after a judge said there was no legal basis for their arrests Tuesday. According to a report on the independent television station… Read more »