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Mozambique inaugurates new president amid deadly unrest over disputed poll

Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office on Wednesday after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed to "paralyse" the country with fresh protests against the fiercely disputed election result.

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Yolande Du Preez|Published

Mozambique opens new Parliament amid protest, boycott

Mozambique swore in its new parliament on Monday with the streets of the capital deserted after the opposition leader called for a strike to protest the result of highly disputed elections.

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Yolande Du Preez|Published

Thousands welcome Mozambique opposition leader as he returns from exile

Thousands of people turned out to meet Mozambique's main opposition leader after he returned home from more than two months in exile Thursday to push his claim that he won the October presidential election.

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Yolande Du Preez|Published