Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for …
1 day ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A deepening political and social crisis in Mozambique will top the agenda of a regional summit this week called after the result of Oct. 9 elections led to weeks of violent protests and prompted the losing candidate to dispute the outcome. At least 30 people are reported to have died during the post-election violence which ...
Mozambique police fire tear gas at biggest protest yet against …
Nov 7, 2024 · Ruling Frelimo party in power since 1975. MAPUTO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Mozambican police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday during the biggest demonstration ...
South Africa Partially Reopens Mozambique Border After Unrest
12 hours ago · A military armoured vehicle blocks the road as protesters try to make their way to the Ressano Garcia border post between Mozambique and South Africa on Nov. 13. South Africa started allowing some ...
5 dead as Mozambican police crack down on ‘March on Maputo’
Maputo, Nov 7 (EFE).- Mozambican police, backed by the army, used tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition to violently suppress opposition protests known as the “March on Maputo ...
Teargas, smoke in Maputo as police crack down on demonstrations
Nov 7, 2024 · Protesters throw rocks at riot police in Maputo on 7 November 2024. (ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP) Police used teargas and stun grenades to disperse protesters gathering in parts of Maputo, while negotiating routes in other parts of the city. Opposition groups had called for a massive protest against what they said was a stolen election.
‘Ready to die’: Protesters face bullets for political change in ...
Oct 31, 2024 · On Monday, October 21, demonstrators, led by Mondlane, gathered in Maputo, at the same spot Dias and Guambe were killed, chanting “Save Mozambique” and “the country is ours”.
Police in Mozambique fire tear gas at opposition politician as post ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Venancio Mondlane, the main challenger to the decades-long governing party in the Oct. 9 presidential election, was giving interviews on a road in the capital, Maputo, near the spot where his lawyer and a senior opposition party official were killed in their car by unidentified gunmen Friday night.
Police in Mozambique disperse opposition protest after disputed ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Riot police in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, fired tear gas to disperse a crowd protesting against alleged electoral fraud days after two opposition allies were shot dead. Several hundred people,...
Mozambique police clash with opposition protesters after …
Oct 21, 2024 · Mozambique police on Monday fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a ...
2 dead in Mozambique protests over local ... - Associated Press News
Oct 27, 2023 · MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Protests in Mozambique over disputed local election results resulted in the deaths of a police officer and a civilian Friday, a corruption watchdog group said. Police reported a total of 70 arrests in four cities but not any fatalities.