“The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is holding an emergency meeting on Mozambique following deadly protests after the ruling FRELIMO party’s presidential election victory.
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, announced that SADC leaders will meet in Harare from November 16-20 to discuss the situation in Mozambique. The meeting will also address recent elections in Botswana and the upcoming elections in Namibia on November 27.
In the October 9 election, FRELIMO’s Daniel Chapo won with 71% of the vote, but opposition parties alleged election fraud, sparking nationwide protests. Two prominent opposition figures, Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, were killed in Maputo on October 18. Zimbabwe’s President Emerson Mnangagwa has expressed support for FRELIMO and congratulated them on their victory.”