Mozambique Opposition Calls Strike Amid Election Fraud Claims and Assassinations

Mozambique’s opposition has called for a general strike on Monday, with nationwide demonstrations to protest alleged fraud in the 9 October elections. While official results are still pending, the protests follow the recent assassination of two close associates of opposition leader and presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane – his lawyer Elvino Dias and Podemos party member Paulo Guamba.

Police clamped down on the opposition demonstration in central Maputo on Monday morning, RFI’s…