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‘Ready to die’: Protesters face bullets for political change in Mozambique

At least 11 people have died in a police crackdown on post-election protests following disputed October 9 polls.

Al Jazeera

Internet Blackout Hits Mozambique Capital After Election Protests

Mozambique's capital Maputo on Friday suffered a mobile internet blackout after protests against the re-election of the ruling Frelimo party descended into violence.

International Business Times

Mozambique's Ruling Party Re-elected, Opposition Holds Protests

Mozambique's ruling party was declared to have won disputed presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide on Thursday as opposition supporters held scattered protests in several cities that resulted in at least one death.

International Business Times

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In Mozambique, Cigars 100% Made In Africa

In a small neon-lit factory in Maputo, a dozen workers are hand-rolling premium cigars intended for the global market, seemingly undisturbed by the pungent tobacco smell.

International Business Times

Police In Mozambique Disperse Vote Protest

Riot police in the Mozambican capital Maputo fired tear gas Monday to disperse a crowd protesting against alleged electoral fraud, days after two opposition allies were shot dead.

International Business Times

Mozambique Vote: No Suspense But Some Disillusion

Across Maputo are red flags pierced by harsh sunlight and faded walls plastered with posters of Frelimo, the party that has been in power in Mozambique for half a century.

International Business Times

Mozambique’s transgender history is on display in a powerful photo exhibition

A pioneering queer photo exhibition that was staged 20 years ago in Mozambique and South Africa has found new life and a new audience. Manas 2000-2024, by the Danish photographer Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, opened at the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre, in the capital Maputo, on 8 July. The show kicked off…

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Pirates seize control of cargo ship near Somalia, say owners

MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked.

Al Jazeera

Queer life in Africa is also full of joy – remembering the carnival in Mozambique

In late colonial Mozambique, in the city of Lourenço Marques (today’s Maputo), a carnival festival was held almost every year. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the event was more than just a street parade. It also became a space of queer expression and joy.

The Conversation

Twenty years ago, Africa’s women’s treaty set a path to equality. We must be ready for the next steps

The landmark Maputo protocol has led to huge gains in women’s rights, from abortion access to equal pay. But to go further will require political will and action

The Guardian - UK

Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper

Mozambican fans of deceased protest rapper Azagaia have vowed to keep marching in his honor, even though police violently dispersed demonstrations in Maputo and other cities last week

The Independent UK

Total CEO expected in Mozambique after gas project halted

Maputo (AFP) - The head of French energy giant TotalEnergies is expected this week to visit Mozambique, where a multi-billion-dollar gas project has been on hold since a 2021 jihadist attack, according to government sources.

AFP

Mozambique ex-president's son, ex-spy bosses jailed for 12 years for graft

Maputo (AFP) - A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government concealed huge debts, triggering financial havoc.

AFP

Mozambique court starts ruling on 'hidden debt' graft scandal

Maputo (AFP) - A court Wednesday begun handing down verdicts in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, in which the government unleashed a financial earthquake by trying to conceal huge debts.

AFP

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Africa nations talk climate ahead of major UN meeting

African nations opened climate talks in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Wednesday to identify their priorities and come up with a common position ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Egypt in November, known as COP27

AFP

Mozambique detects polio case after Malawi outbreak

Maputo (AFP) - Mozambique has detected its first case of wild poliovirus in three decades, following an outbreak in neighbouring Malawi in February, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday.

AFP

Mozambique's ex-president Guebuza to testify in debt scandal

Maputo (AFP) - Ex-president Armando Guebuza was on Thursday expected to testify in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, an affair concerning secret loans contracted under his tenure that triggered an economic crisis.

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