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Vol 65 No 22

Published 1st November 2024


Mozambique

Activists organise national protests as Frelimo claims victory

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 national elections on 9 October. This follows a day of clashes on 21 October with police firing tear gas at demonstrators in cities across the country, and reports that at least two people had been killed.

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