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 »

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: 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 »

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: 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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: 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 »

Mozambique: Frelimo Running Matola Polling Stations

Frelimo members will be presiding officers of most polling stations in Matola Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mozambique: Renamo Says 120 Names Taken Off Electoral Roll in Morrumbala

A Renamo delegate in Morrumbala, Zambézia, was arrested Friday after protesting that at least 120 names of Renamo members have been replaced on the electoral roll by other… Read more »

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: 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 »