The peaceful protests evolved into violent demonstrations and turned out to be "urban terrorism", said the Commander General of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique. Since October 21, Mozambique has been going through a period of demonstrations against "electoral fraud" in the general elections held on October 9. At a press conference yesterday, Bernardino Rafael said that in the last seven...
Portuguese specialist in African affairs, Paula Cristina Roque, argues that the time has come for the Frelimo party to leave power. In an interview with CNN Portugal, she said that Venâncio Mondlane's idea of setting up a National Unity Government is viable, noting, however, that it must be a "transition for Frelimo to leave". According to...
The notices were delivered to the President of the National Electoral Commission, Dom Carlos Matsinhe, on November 8, but as of 2pm yesterday (11/11) they had still not been forwarded to the Constitutional Council. CNE sources say that the notices and minutes delivered to the president of that electoral body were no longer...
The Mozambican government can, depending on the situation, curtail the universal right to communication through internet access. This is the tenor of a message passed on to religious leaders by members of the political elite. According to the electoral bulletin of the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), members of the government held a meeting with religious leaders,...
The Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) is calling for an investigation into the death of Father Fernão Magalhães Raúl, the front-runner of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) for the post of governor of Nampula province in the October 9 elections. The NGO is calling for an investigation into...
The post-election protests in Mozambique have already led to the loss of dozens of human lives and financial losses in the thousands. The demonstrations began on October 21 and so far the future is uncertain. The argument is the "fraudulent" election results. Since then, Mozambicans have witnessed two situations: the paralysis of activities in the country or...
The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) reports that insurgent attacks in the districts of Cabo Delgado province increased in October due to the post-election protests in Maputo. Attacks were reported in Awasse, in the district of Mocímboa da Praia, where three people were killed on October 23, and the following day, in the same district,...
Mozambique is going through a post-election period marked by deaths, injuries and the use of police force to disperse crowds. On several occasions the police fired tear gas bullets into the crowds, sometimes even into homes. According to the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), the tear gas used by the police was expired. The...
The independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, defends the idea of a Government of National Unity that cuts across the brilliant minds of all political parties and civil society. For him, this is the solution to the country's current problems. In an interview with CNN Portugal, he clarified that this idea is expressed in his...
The presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, has warned that the fourth phase of peaceful demonstrations will greatly affect the national economy. "We are currently entering a painful phase that will profoundly affect the national economy," he said in a recent interview with CNN Portugal. But demonstrations that began on October 21 have already caused dozens...