It is 50 years since Mozambique achieved its independence from Portugal. But celebrations are being marred by deep divisions.

Mozambique’s government, led by the Frelimo party, has long been planning celebrations for 2025. It is 50 years since ...

Frelimo has long been accused of rigging elections in the country of around 34 million. Protesters fill the street as police deploy in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Frelimo was declared the winner with more than 70% of the vote in an election five years ago. The Pangea risk company, which provides security and investment advice on developing countries, ...

FRELIMO had to find a fresh candidate: 47-year-old Daniel Chapo, the governor of Inhambane province for the past eight years. The face of the former radio host and law lecturer is omnipresent on ...

Daniel Chapo was sworn in at a time of widespread anger directed at his party, Frelimo, which has led the country for 50 years and was accused of rigging the election. Daniel Chapo was sworn in as ...

For years, Frelimo, the party that has governed Mozambique since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975, has faced allegations of election rigging.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mozambique's security forces carried out a brutal, three-month crackdown on protesters after the country's election last year, a leading international rights group ...

Frelimo has ruled Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975. It first allowed elections in 1994, and has since been consistently accused by opponents and election observers of rigging ...

Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from exile Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of his supporters who gathered near the main international airport to welcome him home.

Frelimo has ruled Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975. It first allowed elections in 1994, and has since been consistently accused by opponents and election observers of rigging ...