The Maputo Central Hospital (HCM) registered 138 patients on Thursday (07) as a result of the demonstrations. According to the director of the HCM's adult emergency service, Dino Lopes, on the last day of the third phase of the protests called by Venâncio Mondlane, the aid bank of the largest and main health unit in Maputo...
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Three people died and dozens were injured in Thursday's demonstrations
Three people died, dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested on Thursday (07), on a day of protest in Mozambique. The police used tear gas to disperse the thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets of Maputo at the request of the PODEMOS presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, who is contesting the election results. According to a...
Mozambicans in the US send note of repudiation of violent demonstrations to embassy
The Association of the Mozambican Community in Texas, USA, has already sent a note of repudiation against the violent demonstrations in Mozambique, said President Glória Sumbana. "Demonstration is a right, but when it becomes violent and we start to see loss of human life and property, the situation becomes worrying. Our position is not to...
Maputo and Matola cities under tear gas on "D" day of demonstrations
Since the early hours of Thursday (07), the cities of Maputo and Matola have been sprayed with tear gas, with the police and military trying at various points to stop the wave of demonstrations protesting the election results. Today, considered the "D" day of the third stage of the demonstrations, several people took to the streets to express their...
Police and military block access to the city in the face of demonstrations
The city of Maputo woke up in the middle of a battle for access to the cement zone. The demonstrators tried to hold a peaceful march against electoral fraud, but were blocked on all sides by gunfire and tear gas. According to a publication by Canal Moz, the largest number of demonstrators, including several women, came...
Mozambicans protest in Berlin against election results of October 9
A group of Mozambican citizens living in the German capital will protest in the streets of Berlin today, asking for clarification from the National Electoral Commission (CNE) on the election results released on October 9. The protests, led by the secretary of the PODEMOS party in Germany, Ermane Belém, will pass by the Federal Chancellery and end in front of...
Western countries call for restraint and respect for the rule of law and human life in Mozambique
The Embassy of the United States of America, the British High Commission, the Canadian High Commission, the Norwegian Embassy and the Swiss Embassy issued a statement calling for restraint and respect for the rule of law and human life in the face of the situation in Mozambique. "At this critical moment, we appeal...
South Africa closes Lebombo border crossing in Ressano Garcia due to demonstrations in Mozambique
South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) temporarily closed the Lebombo post on Tuesday (05) following violent protests in Mozambique, which reached the town of Ressano Garcia, reports News24. The Lebombo-Ressano Garcia border is the most important between South Africa and Mozambique. It is the longest land border...
Defense Ministry considers deploying military to contain demonstrations
The Ministry of Defense assured this afternoon that if the riots prevail and show signs of altering the constitutional order, the defense forces will be activated to restore order, highlighting signs of violence in some demonstrations that have been taking place in the country in protest at the election results. At a press conference, Cristovão Chume showed videos...
Maputo experienced a night of barricades, tear gas and booing against the police
The Mozambican capital Maputo was once again the scene of demonstrations "against the electoral fraud of October 9" and for the first time in one night, people repudiated the results. The police, as usual, repelled the demonstrators by firing tear gas bullets at the people who were marching peacefully, even though they had set up barricades on the roads. ...