Mozambique: Chapo Says Protests Are Subversive Extension of Cabo Delgado War

‘The demonstrations are part of a subversive agenda to destabilise our country. It is the continuation of the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado province,' President Daniel… Read more »

Mozambique: Insurgents Pushed Out of Macomia Coast Move West and South

At the end of last year a push of Rwandan and Mozambican soldiers pushed many insurgents out of areas they controlled near Mucojo on the coast of Macomia district. Insurgents… Read more »

Mozambique: Further Fiscal Squeeze

There is a serious shortage of foreign currency. The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) said 63 companies have waited more than six months to pay a total of… Read more »

Mozambique: Number of Dead Reaches 300

With a further six deaths confirmed on Monday, murdered by the police, the number of citizens killed by the Mozambican authorities has reached 300. This is according to the data… Read more »

Mozambique: Observers File Appeal to Stop CNE From Destroying Evidence of Fraud

On 30 December the National Elections Commission decided to destroy all ballot papers, results sheets, and other election material on Friday, 17 January. The Mais Integridade… Read more »

Mozambique: 'Portugal Should Be Firm With the Mozambican Government"

The president of the party of the Portuguese far-right, Chega, André Ventura, made a sharp speech on Portugal’s position towards Chapo’s investiture. He said… Read more »

Mozambique: Portugal and South Africa Will Only Send Ministers & EU Will Only Send Ambassadors To Investiture of Chapo

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will not attend the investiture of Daniel Chapo. Instead, he will send his foreign minister, Paulo Rangel, to represent Portugal. They… Read more »

Mozambique: Frelimo is the Party With the Most Elderly Deputies, Podemos With the Youngest

Eneas Comiche is the oldest deputy in the new parliament. He celebrates his 86th birthday this year. Forquilha Albino Forquilha, the 31 year old son of the president of PODEMOS, is… Read more »

Mozambique: New Government Might Include Members of the Opposition

The new government that will be appointed after 15 January may include some members of the opposition and figures apparently linked to civil society. This information comes from… Read more »

Mozambique: MDM and Renamo Will Boycott The Investiture

Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) have ordered their elected deputies not to take their seats tomorrow (Monday, 13 January) in protest at the fraudulent election… Read more »

Mozambique: CIP and Plataforma Decide Request UN and Council of Europe Intervention to Halt Murder of Protesters And Escalation of Violence

Plataforma Decide and CIP have appealed to the UN and Council of Europe to intervene in Mozambique. They say this will be will be crucial to avoid a new escalation of violence in… Read more »

Mozambique: Portugal President May Not Attend Daniel Chapo's Inauguration

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa may not attend the inauguration on Wednesday (15 January), and be represented by the Portuguese ambassador in Maputo, according to the newspaper… Read more »

Mozambique: Portuguese Parliament Recommends Government To Not Recognise Mozambique's Election Results And Demand Recount

Two resolutions approved Friday afternoon in the Portuguese parliament increased pressure on the Portuguese state to reject the results of the 9 October Mozambique elections . The… Read more »

Mozambique: CIP Director Warns Portugal, EU and US: 'You Are Keeping Gangsters in Government'

In an interview with Observador Wednesday (Lisbon, 8 January), the director of CIP, Edson Cortez, said: ‘Taxpayers in partner countries, the European Union, Portugal and the… Read more »

Mozambique: EU Ambassadors Boycott Venezuela Inauguration - Why Not Mozambique?

EU ambassadors will boycott the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela today, 10 December, the EU decided in late December. Yet there has been no ban on EU… Read more »

Mozambique: We Publish The August Agreement Between PODEMOS and Venâncio Mondlane

Presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane says he will arrive in Maputo tomorrow morning on a Qatar airways fight at 8.05 am from Doha. It is a commonly used link to connect… Read more »

Mozambique: More Than 176 Killed in Seven Days

More than 278 people have been killed, mainly by police, in the post electoral demonstrations, according to Platforma Electoral Decide. Of those, at least 176 were killed in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Frelimo in CNE Sets Key Dates

Wednesday 15 January is the date set by law for the inauguration of the President. But the other dates are set by the National Elections Commission. It met on Saturday 28 December,… Read more »

Mozambique: Will Anyone Be As Brave As Jimmy Carter Who Told Frelimo It Lost?

Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died 29 December at age 100, is probably the only eminent person who was brave enough to publicly say Frelimo lost an election. In 1999 the… Read more »

Mozambique: State-Orchestrated Jailbreak - 134 Dead in 4 Days

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Mozambique: CC Gives Frelimo Landslide Victory Despite Major Fraud

The Constitutional Council (CC) today gave Frelimo president, a majority in parliament, and all provincial governors. The CC confirmed major fraud, taking 6% of presidential votes… Read more »

Mozambique: Chaos on Monday? Big Money at Stake, But Youth Can Bring Change

Demonstrations cost big projects $1.7 bn but give local people more power, and may encourage renegotiation Read more »

Mozambique: Why Should Anyone Believe Any of the Election Results?

The National Election Commission (CNE) did not follow the law. The Constitution Council (CC) did not order a recount so there was no comparison with actual ballot papers. Instead… Read more »

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 »