Mozambique’s Crisis – Two Emperors, One Uncertain Future

The current unrest in Mozambique is more than just a response to electoral issues – it is a deeper movement that challenges the country’s political and social structures.

These were the words of Egídio Chaimite, a senior researcher at the Institute for Social and Economic Studies (IESE) in Mozambique, who described the ongoing demonstrations during which hundreds of people were killed – mostly by police – as a “movement of awakening citizenship” after 25 years of poll fraud accusations.

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