Two months into protests following a disputed presidential election, NGO Plataforma Eleitoral Decide estimates police detained over 3,400 people and caused 90 deaths and 293 gunshot injuries in the southern African state of Mozambique.
On 7 December, protesters surrounded two power plants, forcing Mozambican authorities to cut off power to southern Mozambique and shutting off a 300-megawatt supply to Zambia, limiting power to under seven hours daily.
The national electoral body had declared ruling party FRELIMO (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) candidate Daniel Chapo the winner in the 9 October poll with more than 70 per cent of the vote, while Venâncio Mondlane of PODEMOS (Mozambican Development Optimist Party) came in second with 20 per cent. Mondlane, now exiled in South Africa, and his party initially called for protests.
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https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-ong-eleva-90-muertos-represion-protestas-opositoras-mozambique-20241207214852.html?utm_campaign=smartclip_social&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter
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https://x.com/SensoCrtico1/status/1864978610790240452
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/mozambiques-post-presidential-election-protests-continue-with-20-more-injured-2-state-buildings-set-on-fire/3417647
https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/protest-driven-mozambique-power-cuts-spill-over-to-zambia-20241208
https://www.zambiamonitor.com/zambia-loses-300mw-of-power-imports-from-mozambique-zesco-restores-load-shedding-to-below-seven-hours/
https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-ong-eleva-90-muertos-represion-protestas-opositoras-mozambique-20241207214852.html?utm_campaign=smartclip_social&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/mozambique-ruling-party-declared-winner-of-election-amid-fraud-claims
