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.

Incidents are often publicized on social media. The press has used this material to produce its stories. However, in the midst of the massive dissemination of the course of the strikes - not least because the whole world already knows what is happening in Mozambique - the internet networks have suffered limitations. Some say this is sabotage, in an attempt to "cover up the situation on the ground".  

Regarding the constant internet blockages, several voices have already voiced their criticism, and this time the presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, said in a live stream yesterday that these constitute fundamental violations of human beings.

Referring to an Italian newspaper that covered the recent demonstrations in Mozambique, including the limitations of access to the internet, he noted that "access to the internet is a fundamental right of human beings".

"So what is being done to the internet in Mozambique is a violation of a fundamental human right. It's not just a question of Mozambicans. It's a universal right... that no one needs to have permission to enjoy," he said.

The presidential candidate, backed by the Podemos party, has been using social media to get his messages across to his supporters. He uses the strategy of anticipating the time of live communications. On one of the days he announced a live, internet access in Mozambique was interrupted. In the live held the following day, he warned the telephone networks that supply the internet that he had received messages according to which his supporters were prepared to burn down the communication antennas. That same day, the targeted networks were already offering 2 gigs of data to their customers due to the internet "interruption".  

In the days following the strikes, the internet worked with restrictions, and the social networks, especially Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, both owned by Meta, stopped working. Facebook and Whatsapp seem to be the social networks where reports of strikes are most widespread.

On Friday, the internet worked with severe limitations. On the evening of the same day, when it was around 9pm, the presidential candidate held a live stream. At this point, the blockage of internet access was aggravated. While tik tok and Youtube worked during the previous blockades, yesterday, at that time, they didn't work at all. The live ended around 45 minutes later, when it was already 10pm. By 11.30pm, there were signs of the internet "normalizing".

Without referring to this week's severe internet blockades, the National Communications Authority (INCM) said that it checks the use of communications networks to disseminate content against state security. It warned that such practices constituted crimes. It called on the population to denounce acts that undermine public tranquillity.