Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential elections. His announcement came as his supporters staged violent protests across the ...

Mozambique's top court has declared election victory for the country’s ruling Frelimo Party and its 47-year-old presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, in an election process marred by widespread rigging that sparked nearly two months of violent protests,

Mozambique's top court on Monday confirmed the victory of ruling party Frelimo in the October election, which has sparked massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged.

There is a tense atmosphere in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, as the country awaits a court ruling on the outcome of October's contested presidential election result, which when first announced sparked weeks of deadly protests.

The decision paves the way for the governing party’s candidate to take office next month, but the country is on edge because earlier protests after the election left more than 100 people dead.

Mozambique’s top electoral court declared the ruling party’s Daniel Chapo as president elect in disputed Oct. 9 elections, triggering fresh protests after weeks of deadly unrest that have rocked the southeast African nation.

Mozambique’s Constitutional Council will declare the final outcome of disputed Oct. 9 elections on Monday, with the opposition leader threatening “chaos” if it confirms what he calls a fraudulent result.

Constitutional Council says Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo was victor in October poll despite widespread claims of vote-rigging