Tagged: mozambique
Tuduetso Madi
President Nyusi’s landslide victory in Mozambique
Frelimo, which has ruled Mozambique since 1975, has been declared winners of the most recent election by the National Election Commission held on the 15th of October. Nearly 13 million eligible voters reportedly voted in this year’s exercise. Voter turnout has been pegged at 51% and Nyusi won with 90% of the votes, according to […]
Tuduetso Madi
Southern African Elections to look out for this quarter
Here are 3 African elections to look forward to in Q4 of 2019: Mozambique On the 15th of October, the people of Mozambique will head to the polls to vote in what has been branded the toughest election yet for the southern African country. Despite the recent peace accord between the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front […]
Farida Adamu
Mozambique Elections Are Here
Mozambique elections are set to hold on October 15. This date was set in 2018 by President Filipe Nyusi of the FRELIMO party, who will be running for another term. Notably, for the first time in the history of the country, provincial governors will be elected and not appointed. Why Is Everyone Scared? Mozambicans are […]
Farida Adamu
Meet the First Woman to Run for President in Mozambique
Human rights activist, ex-chairman and founder of the Mozambique Human Rights League (which was established in 1993), Maria Alice Mabota, has declared her intention to run for president in the country. She made this declaration by filing her nomination papers for the presidential election scheduled for the 15th of October 2019. What this means for […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cyclone Idai: Election Registration Delayed in Mozambique
The National Election Commission in Mozambique (Comissão Nacional de Eleições, CNE), has announced that registration for the country’s polls, which was due to start on the 1st of April, bas been delayed indefinitely. This is due to the devastating effects of the fatal cyclone Idai, which has killed at least 750 people in Mozambique, Malawi […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Mozambique Announces $19million Election Fund Deficit
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) in Mozambique has announced its inability to fully fund the country’s forthcoming elections scheduled for October 15, 2019. Making the announcement on Thursday, the commission disclosed that it currently has 44 percent of the funds necessary for the elections. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdul Carimo, revealed that the commission […]
Staff Writer
Mozambique Holds Local Election Ahead of 2019
Mozambique is set to hold its presidential, legislative and provincial elections on October 15, 2019. The date was unveiled amid negotiations on consolidating peace between the government and former rebels, the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo). Renamo and the ruling political party, the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), fought a 16-year-long civil war that ended with a […]