January 15, 2025

Is Mozambique’s political crisis threatening to destabilize southern Africa?

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"I have seen presidents come and go, one after the other, but there’s no change. Poverty continues. So, I hope and pray that things change” - Armdando Sthole, Mozambican economic migrant in South Africa

Today Mozambique’s president-elect Daniel Chapo will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the country’s capital, Maputo.

It comes as the nation has been rocked by violence which has so far claimed the lives of more than 300 people.

It all started on the 9th of October 2024, when the citizens of Mozambique voted in a national election.

Daniel Chapo, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo, was subsequently declared winner over opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, who rejected the election results.

Since then, thousands of people have crossed the border into countries like Malawi and Eswatini.

So, does the unrest in Mozambique threaten to destabilize southern Africa?

Presenter: Mpho Lakaje

Guests: Mozambican journalist Fernando Goncalves, Hilda Katema from Malawi’s Department for Refugees and Mozambican expat Armdando Sthole

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January 15, 2025

Is Mozambique’s political crisis threatening to destabilize southern Africa?

Listen Later

17 minutes

"I have seen presidents come and go, one after the other, but there’s no change. Poverty continues. So, I hope and pray that things change” - Armdando Sthole, Mozambican economic migrant in South Africa

Today Mozambique’s president-elect Daniel Chapo will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the country’s capital, Maputo.

It comes as the nation has been rocked by violence which has so far claimed the lives of more than 300 people.

It all started on the 9th of October 2024, when the citizens of Mozambique voted in a national election.

Daniel Chapo, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo, was subsequently declared winner over opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, who rejected the election results.

Since then, thousands of people have crossed the border into countries like Malawi and Eswatini.

So, does the unrest in Mozambique threaten to destabilize southern Africa?

Presenter: Mpho Lakaje

Guests: Mozambican journalist Fernando Goncalves, Hilda Katema from Malawi’s Department for Refugees and Mozambican expat Armdando Sthole

...more