Mozambique police fire on opposition march
Mozambican police fired on supporters of opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane marching in the capital Maputo on Wednesday (March 5), injuring at least 10 people, Mondlane’s team and a human rights….
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Mozambique: Venâncio Mondlane is missing, says his office
Venâncio Mondlane, former candidate for the Mozambican presidency, is in an uncertain location following skirmishes involving police gunfire in Maputo, the Mozambican capital yesterday (March 5). Venâncio Mondlane’s team does….
NGO puts death toll in Mozambique’s post-election protests at 353
The Decide Platform (Plataforma Decide) said on Tuesday (February 25) that at least 33 people have died in the last 41 days in protests in Mozambique, bringing the number of….
UN Secretary-General meets with the President of Mozambique
The United Nations Secretary-General met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo. The Secretary-General expressed the readiness of the United Nations system to support the announced governance….
Mozambique: PODEMOS announces end of relationship with Venâncio Mondlane and accuses him of extremism
The Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos) party, which supported Venâncio Mondlane’s presidential candidacy, announced the end of its relationship with the politician, accusing him of “inconsistent and….
Lawsuit opened against Venâncio Mondlane in Mozambique
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane has opened a civil lawsuit against former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, blaming him for destroying public property during riots….
Venâncio Mondlane promises to found new political party in Mozambique
Former Mozambican presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane announced that he would create his party, after announcing the end of his relationship with Povo Otimista para o Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (Podemos) party,….
UNICEF in Mozambique believes in reversing USAID funding freeze
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Mozambique is optimistic that the measures announced by US President Donald Trump to freeze all funds financed by the US Agency for International….
Mozambique will revise election laws
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo stressed the urgency of revising the country’s election legislation, and the laws on decentralisation. He spoke to reporters after meeting with the leaders of parties represented….
Temporary suspension of US aid “forces” Mozambique to use its own means
Some Mozambican political analysts believe that the US President’s decision to suspend foreign assistance for three months could hurt the country, especially in the health sector, which benefits from 400….
European Parliament discusses human rights in Mozambique
The European Parliament held a session on 28 January on the human rights situation in Mozambique in the post-election period. A statement said that at the event organized by the….
Mozambique President announces appointment of more ministers
The President of Mozambique announced the appointment of six new ministers to his government. These are Nyelete Brooke Mondlane for Minister of Combatants; Samaria Tovela for Education and Culture; Ivete….
3 Barriers to Peace in Mozambique: Political Assassinations, Police Violence and Lack of Press Freedom
Based on research from Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University, the cycles of violence in Mozambique can only be broken if the new president addresses three….
Venâncio Mondlane open to serving in Mozambique’s government
Mozambique’s main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis….
Venâncio Mondlane to call more protests in Mozambique
On Friday (17 Jan), former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane demanded 25 measures from the country’s authorities over the next three months, threatening to call for a resumption of demonstrations and….
Mozambique President appoints prime-minister and new ministers
The President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, has appointed MARIA BENVINDA DELFINA LEVI to the post of Prime Minister of Mozambique. The president also announced the following new ministers: Only 7….
Transforming the Constitutional Council into the Constitutional Court in Mozambique
President Daniel Chapo said in his first speech as Head of State, that political dialogue has already begun with the reforms planned for the transformation of the Constitutional Council into….
New Mozambique President reshapes ministries
According to a statement issued this Thursday by the Presidency of the Republic, in his first presidential decree, Daniel Chapo ordered the extinction of the Ministries of Economy and Finance,….
Mondlane to present ‘first 100 days’ measures this Friday in Mozambique
Mozambique presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane said that on Friday (17 January) he will present government measures for the first 100 days of his alleged term of office, as he is….
Mozambique new president inaugurated today
Daniel Chapo is inaugurated today for his first term as the fifth President of the Republic of Mozambique, following his controversial victory in the October 9, 2024 elections. The ceremony,….
New members of Mozambique parliament
According to CIP Mozambique, Frelimo is the party with the most elderly deputies, and Podemos with the youngest. Eneas Comiche is the oldest deputy in the new parliament as he….
Mozambique President exonerates Economy, Health ministers and advisers
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, exonerated Adriano Maleiane from the post of Minister of Economy and Finance by Presidential Order. In a separate Presidential Order, the Head of….
Margarida Talapa is the new President of the Assembly of Mozambique
She was elected with 169 votes in favor, out of 210 votes cast by the deputies present, including 171 from Frelimo and 39 from PODEMOS, with 40 deputies not voting….
New Government in Mozambique might include members of the opposition
The new government that will be appointed after 15 January may include some members of the opposition and figures linked to civil society. This information comes from sources linked to….
RENAMO and MDM “decline” the inauguration of new embers of parliament in Mozambique
Members of parliament from the RENAMO and MDM political parties have announced that they will not take part in the swearing-in ceremony in the Assembly of the Republic, scheduled for….