Last week saw an escalation of post election violence in Mozambique which saw the closing of the Lebombo border between South Africa and that country. Opposition parties have denounced last month's election results which saw FRELIMO hanging on to power. SADC on the other hand has which has been accused of not acting quick enough to deal with the situation has now called for an extraordinary summit. Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has also reported that government has interfered with internet access and social media as the military is cracking down on protesters. To help us understand what could be behind the violent reaction and how the country found itself here, we are joined by....

Guest:  Nixon Kathembo - Executive Producer at Channel Africa's Kiswahili Desk who was in Mozambique covering the elections

Guest: Dr Mmabatho Mongae - Data analyst in the Governance Insights and Analytics Programme at Good Governance Africa

Guest: Allan Ngari - Africa advocacy director at Human Rights Watch