The reports of the results of the demonstration that took place last Thursday night (30) in the district of Murrupula, Nampula province, that are reaching us are heaven-sent. After the looting and destruction of public and private property that we reported on, reports are now coming in that the demonstrators chased off officers from the Police of the Republic of Mozambique...
Category: Special Elections
Police disperse religious march with tear gas
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) called off a march by the Islamic community on Samora Machel Avenue in Maputo city. In images we have seen, it can be heard that the police first fired into the air and then at the group of people who were only carrying placards. In...
Constitutional Council rejects 95% of electoral disputes for lack of evidence
The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has dismissed around 95 percent of the electoral challenges and infractions presented to the district courts by the opposition parties, in the context of the presidential, legislative and provincial elections held on October 9. According to the spokesman for the Supreme Court,...
Venâncio Mondlane accuses Frelimo of using state institutions to legitimize "scams"
This Saturday, presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane accused the Frelimo party of using its influence over state institutions to its advantage in order to "legitimize scams". In a live broadcast, he criticized the fact that the Ministry of Constitutional and Religious Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior have not issued any opinion on...
Four Frelimo party headquarters burned and two killed
The first of the seven days of demonstrations was quite violent, especially in the neighborhoods of Maxaquene, Luís Cabral, 25 de Junho and Hulene, all in the city of Maputo. The result was the vandalizing and burning of Frelimo party headquarters in the Maxaquene district. In the district of Gilé, in Zambézia, a Frelimo headquarters, a statue...
Police shoot more than six citizens in Nacala-Porto
In Nacala-Porto, in Nampula province, the police shot six citizens, five in the following places: Endrissa market, Nacala General Hospital, in the Paraíso 2 area, in Lili2, commonly known as Feira Nova, in the Mathapue neighborhood. Two of the people shot are in the Nacala-Porto District Hospital. In response, the demonstrators threw stones, burned tires...
Armored police signal legitimization of demonstrations and let people march
Police officers from the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in armored vehicles demonstrated how to avoid skirmishes during protest marches. In yesterday's case, those deployed to repel the marches in the Patrice Lumumba neighborhood, in the city of Matola, allowed people to continue on their way without hindrance or shots being fired at the population....
Internet limits violate fundamental human rights, according to Venâncio Mondlane
Mozambique is going through a post-election period marked by demonstrations against the results of the elections. These acts are taking place all over the country. There are also demonstrations in the diaspora. In every corner, the only line is to restore electoral truth. The incidents are often disseminated via social networks. The press has used this material to...
Last minute: Venâncio Mondlane arrives in Maputo on November 7th
The presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, announced today in a "live stream" "from an unknown location" his arrival in Maputo city on November 7th. The independent candidate, backed by the Podemos party, will be in the Mozambican capital to join his supporters, who have immediately followed his directives to go on general strike in...
Police use tear gas to disperse protesters
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to reach the center of the country's capital, Maputo, as proposed by the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane. In addition, to repel the advance of dozens of demonstrators, in one of the city's arteries, the PRM deployed an armored war vehicle...