Mozambique's escalating civil unrest began after its October 2024 election was clouded by allegations of rigging against the winners. An ongoing police crackdown on protesters has caused more than 300 deaths.
Young men guard their barricades in the Casa Branca neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mozambique's capital, Maputo. They block off our van and one of them flashes a knife as we get down and try to convince them to speak to us. It is a state of frustration, rage and hyper-defence. The escalating civil unrest began in October, after an election overshadowed by allegations of rigging against Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, who were declared winners.
Mr Chapo was the presidential candidate and secretary-general of Frente de Libertaco de Moçambique - the founding party of modern Mozambique that liberated its people from three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 and held power for the 50 years that followed. In recent years, Frelimo's liberation-era generals and ministers have been accused of fraud and corruption - most notably, a $2bn secret US loan scandal. 'With the mercy of God, they would only get like 10%.
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