The former head of state, Joaquim Chissano, on Tuesday described coups d'état in Africa as a "setback for peace and democratization" on the continent, considering that the African Union (AU) must find solutions. Noting that the solutions to the recent coups in Niger and Gabon depend on the abilities of regional blocs, in central Africa...
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"Postponement of district elections could be a gradual blow to democracy," warns opposition
The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) and Renamo today demanded the revocation of the commission set up to assess the relevance of the district elections, accusing the ruling party (Frelimo) of orchestrating a "gradual coup" against democracy in order to postpone the poll. The warning from the two opposition parties comes after parliament approved, just over...
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Freedoms and democracy exist in Africa "because governments allow them to" - PR
President Filipe Nyusi said yesterday that democracy and freedom of expression exist in Africa "because governments allow it", considering that people are free to express their opinions. "There are these movements because governments are allowing them," declared the head of state, during a press conference at the Presidency, moments after...
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Democracy: Social activists consider that the country is heading towards a real dictatorship
Social activists and professional civil society organizations paint a negative picture of the stage of democracy in the country. The general perception is that between the letter and the spirit, the difference is very big. Lawyer João Nhampossa, a member of the Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association, told VOA that...
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AU and US agree on need to strengthen democracy in Africa
The president of the African Union Commission (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, agreed Tuesday in a telephone conversation on "the need to strengthen democracy" in Africa, the State Department announced. According to US State Department spokesman Ned Price, Blinken and Faki Mahamat discussed the situation in Sudan, Mali and Burkina Faso,...
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Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa's last president during the Apartheid era, has died
. Frederik Willem de Klerk, the last South African president under Apartheid and the man who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with his successor, Nelson Mandela, has died. A key player in the country's transition to democracy, De Klerk, who was 85, died at his home in Fresnaye, Cape Town. A...