While denying the legitimacy of the elections the opposition parties are trying to end popular protests and enter into government with Mozambique’s new president, Daniel Chapo.

The Central Committee of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party, at a one-day extraordinary meeting in Maputo, on Friday elected 46 year old Chakil Aboobacar as the party’s new General Secretary. Aboobakar ...

For the third consecutive day, the town of Chokwe, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, was at a virtual standstill as bands of rioters looted shops and set several buildings on fire, ...

Chapo was the candidate of the ruling Frelimo party, as his predecessor, Filipe Nyusi, had to step down after serving two terms in office. Chapo was officially sworn in as president on 15 January ...

He left the country in October after an election clouded by accusations of rigging against the ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

ozambique needs governance that better reflects its citizens’ interests. Otherwise, the resource-rich country will suffer continued turmoil and violence. The United States, with its considerable ...

Chapo had won the election with 65% of the vote, extending the 49-year-rule of the Frelimo party. Mondlane - who contested the election as an independent - came second with 24% of the vote.

Chapo, 48, who was previously a little-known provincial governor, extends his Frelimo party's 50-year rule of the gas-rich African nation after October's contested election. Supporters of opposition ...

Mozambique not looking to review terms of planned LNG projects, president says January 17, 2025 Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a ...

Chapo, 48, who was previously a little-known provincial governor, extends his Frelimo party's 50-year rule of the gas-rich African nation after October's contested election. Supporters of opposition ...