Mozambique: Destruction By Rioters in Nampula Schools

Maputo — Rioters have destroyed 137 classrooms in 64 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, according to a Friday report on the independent television station, STV.

Much of the coverage of the post-election riots concentrated on the disruption to the roads in and around Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola. But riots affected the north of the country too.

Rampaging gangs destroyed libraries, school administrative offices, and furniture. The excuse for the rioting was…