DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi offers first post-election talks 27th November 2024 The decision by runner-up Venâncio Mondlane to rebuff President Filipe Nyusi's offer of talks on 26 November means the impasse will continue After weeks of denial by the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) that there were serious problems with its claimed victory in the 9 October election,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 23 | MOZAMBIQUE All roads lead to Maputo 6th November 2024 Opposition firebrand Mondlane is staking everything on his calls for mass protests in the capital on 7 November Mozambique’s economy is grinding to a halt amid nationwide protests, following its disputed election on 9 October. Many in the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) party...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 23 | MOZAMBIQUE Mondlane’s protests face critical moment following mass demonstrations in Maputo 12th November 2024 Civil society groups have reported around 40 deaths at the hands of security forces in post-election riots, which have caused major economic damage Protests are at a crucial moment. If mass demonstrations and economic gridlock continue, opposition candidate Venâncio Mondlane and his supporters will maintain hope that the governing Frente de... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Fears mount as election row escalates 31st October 2024 Presidential contender Mondlane’s supporters are preparing to confront Frelimo on the streets The call by Lúcia da Luz Ribeiro, President of the Constitutional Council, for the Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) to produce the results sheets (editais) from every polling...
Vol 65 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUERWANDA Kigali tightens its security grip as Nyusi bows out 23rd October 2024 The furore over Mozambique’s national elections this month may complicate Rwanda’s military role in the northern Cabo Delgado province Rwanda’s military, invited by President Filipe Nyusi to push back insurgents and guard the gas export plant in Cabo Delgado, is expanding its security operations and business interests...
Vol 65 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Activists organise national protests as Frelimo claims victory 22nd October 2024 Positions are hardening after two opposition lawyers are assassinated and the ruling party dismisses complaints about the elections Opposition presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane is calling for a two-day national strike to bring the economy to a standstill as protests escalate in the wake of the disputed... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUEWHO'S WHO PROFILE: Mondlane takes opposition personally 31st October 2024 A politician and part-time pastor, Podemos leader Venâncio Mondlane has dragged Mozambique to the brink of ending nearly 50 years of single-party rule by Frelimo.
Vol 65 No 21 | MOZAMBIQUE Mondlane’s vote surge overturns the status quo 12th October 2024 Railing against joblessness and hardship, young voters deserted Frelimo and long-time opposition Renamo Ruling party Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) and leading opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane, an independent who ran on the ticket of the tiny Partido Otimista pelo Desinvolvimento...
Vol 65 No 21 | MOZAMBIQUE Evidence of vote stealing mounts 17th October 2024 Independent monitors and all the opposition parties question the credibility of the presidential and parliamentary elections The state-backed Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) has released results from each province, indicating a strong win for the ruling party Frelimo. It has until 25 October to...
Vol 65 No 21 | MOZAMBIQUE Wild card Mondlane tests ruling party’s election tactics 9th October 2024 After 50 years in power, Frelimo’s right to rule is on the ballot and national politics will see a generational change On 9 October, ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) faces its toughest election since multi-party politics started in 1994. A wild card quasi-independent candidate has shaken up...
Vol 65 No 16 | MOZAMBIQUE Privinvest on the hook 1st August 2024 London’s High Court has awarded Mozambique over US$825 million and more than $1.5 billion in indemnity for payments relating to the country’s $2bn of state-guaranteed hidden loans, which...
Vol 65 No 14 | MOZAMBIQUE End of the loan line 4th July 2024 Mozambique has reached a US$220 million out-of-court settlement with three more creditors in its $2 billion hidden loans case, which was heard last year in London’s High Court....
Vol 65 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE How Chapo won the anti-Nyusi vote 23rd May 2024 The ruling party has elected its most junior leader ever – in an apparent snub to the outgoing President After the surprise selection of Governor of Inhambane province Daniel Chapo as the ruling Frente de Libertacao de Mocambique's presidential candidate for October's general election, debate continues as...
Vol 65 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE Ins and outs in Cabo Delgado 23rd May 2024 The plethora of international military forces in Cabo Delgado province is about to shrink. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) contingent of over 2,200 soldiers, which was tasked...
Vol 65 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE The prize goes to Chapo 9th May 2024 The ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) party has finally chosen its presidential candidate for October's general election. In a process which saw the party's politburo wait...
Vol 65 No 5 | MOZAMBIQUE Hidden loans kingpin dies 29th February 2024 Iskandar Safa, the Franco-Lebanese entrepreneur at the centre of the US$2 billion 'hidden loans' scandal that impoverished Mozambique and drew top state officials and Frente de Libertação de...
Vol 65 No 1 | MOZAMBIQUEAFRICA IN 2024 Frelimo set to steal polls again 4th January 2024 The massive fraud in the local elections looks like a dress rehearsal for Frelimo fixing the result of the presidential contest in October All eyes are on the October general election, which will produce no surprises. Having practised the fraud in the municipal polls of October 2023, the ruling Frente de...