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Mozambicans flee to neighbouring Malawi amid post-election unrest

Maputo, Mozambique/Blantyre, Malawi Reuters More than 2,000 Mozambican families have sought refuge in Malawi this week, Malawian authorities said, as dozens of people were reported killed in spreading unrest over a disputed election in October. Some businesses including banks were closed in Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Friday and patrols were set up in some areas […]

Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country

Maputo, Mozambique Reuters A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election continues. A decision on Monday by Mozambique’s top court confirming long-ruling party Frelimo’s victory in the election has sparked fresh […]

French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido

Paris, France Reuters French officials raised the death toll in Mayotte to 39 from 35, about 10 days after the islands were battered by a devastating cyclone. People clean the debris around the destroyed houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France on 20th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes. Authorities have said […]

Twenty-one dead in Mozambique unrest after top court decision on election

Maputo, Mozambique Reuters At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique’s top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo’s victory in the election, the country’s interior minister said late on Tuesday. The decision by Mozambique’s Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was […]

France holds day of mourning for Mayotte islands devastated by cyclone

Paris, France/Pamandzi, Mayotte Reuters France held a national day of mourning for Mayotte, its Indian Ocean territory devastated by a violent cyclone on 14th December, beginning in the morning on Monday with a minute of silence for the scores of residents left dead by the storm. Cyclone Chido was the worst storm to hit Mayotte’s […]

Mozambique’s death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 94, AFP reports

Reuters Mozambique’s death toll from Cyclone Chido has risen to 94, news agency AFP said on Sunday, citing the country’s disaster management agency. The cyclone had made landfall in northern Mozambique a week ago and Mozambique’s institute for natural disasters on Thursday had given the death toll at 73. People stand amid destroyed buildings, uprooted […]

France’s Mayotte cleans up after cyclone, total death toll still unknown

Mamoudzou, Mayotte Reuters Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on Wednesday from Cyclone Chido, more than four days after it swept through the Indian Ocean archipelago, causing mayhem and killing possibly thousands. Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, is home to large numbers of undocumented migrants whose shanty […]

Mayotte authorities fear hunger, disease after cyclone; death toll rises in Mozambique

Pamandzi, Mayotte Reuters Authorities in Mayotte struggled on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique reported dozens of deaths from the storm. Hundreds or even thousands could be dead in Mayotte, which took the strongest hit from Cyclone Chido, French officials […]

Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique opposition protest, hospital says

Maputo, Mozambique Reuters Mozambique’s largest hospital said on Friday that at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between police and protesters the previous day over a disputed election. The fatalities add to at least 18 people killed in earlier protests since the 9th October poll, which the opposition claims was rigged. […]