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Samora Machel’s vision for Mozambique didn’t survive: what has taken its place?

Samora Moisés Machel, the first president of independent Mozambique, was born in 1933 in Gaza province, in the south of the country. He died in an unexplained plane crash on 19 October 1986, in Mbuzini, South Africa.

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Mozambique after 50 years of independence: what’s there to celebrate?

Mozambique’s government, led by the Frelimo party, has long been planning celebrations for 2025. It is 50 years since independence, won after an anti-colonial war against Portugal led by the same party.

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Mozambique carried out a brutal crackdown on post-election protests, Amnesty says

A leading international rights group has accused Mozambique's security forces of a brutal, three-month crackdown on protests after the country's election last year

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Mozambique opens new parliament amid opposition protests and boycotts

About 250 lawmakers sworn in, while the opposition calls for a strike to protest against disputed election results.

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Mozambique on edge before ruling on disputed election results

Final outcome expected after rigging allegations, weeks of protests and crackdown in which dozens have been killed

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Mozambique violence fuelled by historical grievances and civil war politics

Ongoing protests in Mozambique have highlighted deep-rooted political discontent following October's controversial elections and a long history of grievances since the country gained independence in 1975.

Radio France Internationale

Mozambique’s deadly protests: how the country got here

The protests that followed Mozambique’s contested October elections have been the most protracted and deadliest since multiparty democracy in 1990. Police have reportedly killed at least 50 since Daniel Chapo, from the ruling Frelimo, was declared winner by a fanciful 70%. The party has been in power since independence in…

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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 hangs on to power in contested election

Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has retained power in presidential and parliamentary elections – extending its five-decade rule as the opposition accused it of fraud and held protests in several cities.

Radio France Internationale

Mozambique Starts Tallying Votes In Tense Election

Mozambique began counting votes on Wednesday at the close of tense presidential and parliamentary elections expected to allow the ruling Frelimo party to extend its 49 years in power.

International Business Times

Mozambique tallies votes in tense election as opposition denounces 'fraud'

Mozambique is counting votes after tense presidential and parliamentary elections that are expected to allow the ruling Frelimo party to extend its 49 years in power.

Radio France Internationale

Mozambique goes to the polls as ruling party faces insurgency challenges

Mozambique will hold presidential and legislative elections this Wednesday, with the ruling Frelimo party expected to extend its 50-year grip on power. However, the party is contending with a prolonged Islamist insurgency in one of Africa's largest gas fields.

Radio France Internationale

Mozambique’s election: Who’s contesting and what’s at stake?

Wednesday’s polls are expected to usher a younger president into power for the first time since independence in 1975.

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Mozambique Elects New President In Tense Vote

Mozambique votes for a new president, governors and members of parliament on Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy.

Al Jazeera

Ravaged by civil war, how a national park was restored in Mozambique

Gorongosa National Park was decimated after the war that ended in 1992. But it is a successful conservation story today.

International Business Times

Mozambique's Ruling Party Chooses New Leader

Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party has chosen regional governor Daniel Chapo as its new leader, making him the successor to President Filipe Nyusi if the party wins this year's elections, Nyusi said late on Sunday.

The Conversation

Most east African refugees are hosted close to borders – it's a deliberate war strategy

There are close to 4 million people living in refugee camps across Africa. Of the more than 300 camps, nearly 70% are situated within 30km-50km of an international border. They include some of the largest camps in the continent, such as Kakuma in northern Kenya, Nyarugusu in western Tanzania and…

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Why some terror campaigns escalate to civil war and others don't – study reveals surprising new answers

Most terrorist campaigns are short-lived. But some aren’t. In some cases, terror campaigns (low-intensity violence) turn into civil wars (high-intensity violence) where militants fight the government for control of the state.

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