Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for …
1 day ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A deepening political and social crisis in Mozambique will top the agenda of a regional summit this week called after the result of Oct. 9 elections led to weeks of violent protests and prompted the losing candidate to dispute the outcome. At least 30 people are reported to have died during the post-election violence which ...
Why Mozambique's election has sparked weeks of protests, …
5 days ago · A barricade burns in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, Nov. 5, 2024, in protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country's polls which saw the Frelimo ...
At least 30 reported killed in weeks of post-vote violence in ...
6 days ago · At least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in close to three weeks of crackdowns on protests that erupted in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, according to Human Rights ...
South Africa closes its border again with Mozambique, where …
Updated 6:27 AM PST, November 7, 2024. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday as post-election violence in the neighboring country escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and the police. Authorities also warned South Africans to postpone non-essential visits to Mozambique.
Mozambique: End violent post-election crackdown ahead of 7 …
Nov 6, 2024 · The crisis in Mozambique is the country’s worst crackdown on protests in years. Police have killed more than 20 people and injured or arrested hundreds more, according to civil society. Security forces have routinely tried to violently and unlawfully break up peaceful assemblies with tear gas, bullets and arbitrary arrests.
Mozambique police fire tear gas at protesters denouncing …
Nov 7, 2024 · Police in Mozambique have fired tear gas in the capital Maputo to disperse people protesting against the government over alleged fraud in last month’s elections. The demonstration on Thursday ...
‘Ready to die’: Protesters face bullets for political change in ...
31 Oct 2024. Rights activist Cidia Chissungo has spent the last few days poring over images she never thought she’d see in Mozambique: Young men with bloodied bodies pockmarked with bullet...
Nearly 50 protesters killed as police in Mozambique crack down …
13 hours ago · Last week’s border closing inflicted US$380-million in damage to Mozambique’s economy, according to the Centre for Public Integrity, an anti-corruption group in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo.
Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique opposition protest, …
6 days ago · The fatalities add to at least 18 people killed in earlier protests since the Oct. 9 poll, which the opposition claims was rigged. Some groups have given a higher toll, with Mozambique's Centre ...
Mozambique police fire tear gas at biggest protest yet against …
Nov 7, 2024 · Ruling Frelimo party in power since 1975. MAPUTO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Mozambican police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday during the biggest demonstration ...