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Mozambique president sworn in amid election dispute

Mozambique’s new president takes office as opposition threatens nationwide protests over contested October election results. President Chapo took the oath of office in Maputo today amid rising tensions, extending his Frelimo party’s five-decade rule of the gas-rich nation. Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane
January 15, 2025
1,500 Inmates Escape Mozambique Prison Amid Election Crisis

1,500 Inmates Escape Mozambique Prison Amid Election Crisis

MAPUTO – More than 1,500 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Tuesday, leaving 33 dead, as violent protests over disputed October elections spread across the southern African nation. Police have recaptured only 150 prisoners so far. Mozambique’s Police
December 26, 2024
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Hawks Free Trafficking Victim in Western Cape Raid

VANRHYNSDORP, SOUTH AFRICA – Hawks law enforcement units rescued a 17-year-old Mozambican trafficking victim and arrested her alleged captor during a raid Thursday at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT) in Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape. The 38-year-old foreign national allegedly held the teenager against
December 6, 2024
Police seize R80m cocaine haul at Durban port

Mozambican Suspects Held After R1.3m Drug Find

JOHANNESBURG – Three Mozambican nationals face drug trafficking charges after HAWKS officers discovered crystal meth worth R1.3 million hidden in their vehicle during a targeted operation in Kensington on Monday. Alexandre Alberto Chissano, Raul Silvadore Homo, and Antonio Lisboa appeared briefly at
December 5, 2024
SADC Election Observer

SADC backs Mozambique election win as regional tensions loom

Southern Africa’s regional body SADC has congratulated Mozambique’s ruling FRELIMO party for winning recent elections, extending its 48-year grip on power since independence. Daniel Chapo, 47, won with 70% of the vote in the October 9 elections, despite opposition claims of electoral
November 19, 2024
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