Southern Africa: SADC Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities

Maputo — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities in Mozambique in order to restore peace and tranquility.

Since 21 October, the country has been torn by demonstrations, often degenerating into riots, called by self-exiled presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who rejects the decision of the Constitutional Council, the country’s highest body in matters of electoral law, which gave victory in the 9 October general elections to…