Why have protests continued for weeks in Mozambique?
Dec 25, 2024 #VenancioMondlane #FRELIMO #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 150 people were killed in protests in Mozambique.
Demonstrators claim
Dec 25, 2024 #VenancioMondlane #FRELIMO #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 150 people were killed in protests in Mozambique.
Demonstrators claim a presidential election in October was rigged.
The winner from the governing Frelimo party, Daniel Chapo, is calling for calm and a national dialogue.
The runner-up, Venacio Mondlane of the Podemos party, is in exile and wants more protests.
So what is driving this continuing unrest?
Presenter:
Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Fredson Guilengue, Senior Programme Manager at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, an organisation focused on social justice in Johannesburg
Helder Mendonca, politician with the opposition party PODEMOS in Mozambique.