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Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) supporters cheer in the streets of Gaborone in November as President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s party suffers a resounding defeat in general elections. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

The beginning of the end of the liberation party era

Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024

  • Nic Cheeseman
5 min read
Mozambique President Elect Daniel Chapo. (Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

  • Luis Nhachote, The Continent
2 min read
A woman uses rope and a plastic container to draw water from the Olympic size pool to wash clothes at the Grande Hotel in Beira on October 12, 2024. (ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP)
2024 ELECTIONS MOZAMBIQUE

Squatters at Mozambique’s Grand Hotel desperate for change after vote

The hotel and its grand staircase were built in the Art Deco style in the 1950s when Mozambique was still a colony of Portugal

  • Auntony Zinyange
3 min read
Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party has chosen a relatively unknown regional governor, Daniel Chapo, as its new leader, which will make him the successor to President Filipe Nyusi if the party wins this year’s elections.
FRELIMO

Mozambique’s 2023 local elections: Elections against democracy

Rerun-elections have painfully exposed the country’s institutional weaknesses

  • Fredson Guilengue
  • Andreas Bohne
9 min read
MOZAMBIQUE ELECTIONS

Mozambique polls put SADC to the test

The regional body must deal with any potential post-election peace and security challenges facing Mozambique.

  • Webster Zambara
3 min read
FRELIMO

Frelimo likely to win Mozambique elections

Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party is likely to sweep hard-fought elections, according to first results and unofficial projections.

  • Sapa
2 min read
FRELIMO

Tensions cloud Mozambique voter registration

Mozambique is registering voters for upcoming polls, but the main opposition is threatening a boycott after a feud with government led to violence.

  • Susan Njanji
4 min read