The prisoners broke out of jail in Maputo following a riot which killed dozens, according to local police. Mozambique is facing violent unrest as political crisis deepens. Police in Mozambique ...

A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday. About 1,534 people escaped from the ...

Over 33 people have died following unrest at a maximum security prison in Mozambican capital, Maputo. Dozens of people were killed as a result of the prison riot on Christmas Day, according to ...

MAPUTO - Mozambique's largely deserted capital was hit on Tuesday by skirmishes between protesters and police, AFP reporters said, the day after the ruling party was controversially confirmed ...

The country has been gripped by widespread civil unrest since October, resulting in major disruptions on the key corridor between South Africa and the Maputo Port. Mozambican transport minister ...

Pedestrians walk past a burning barricade in Maputo on December 24, 2024. – The capital of Mozambique was deserted on Tuesday, its main arteries heavily secured, noted AFP, the day after the ...

Protesters have clashed with police in the capital Maputo, like in this scene from Monday More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political ...

A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October ...

Tuesday, 24 December 2024, Johannesburg – Airlink regrets to announce disruptions to some of its daily services from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Maputo in Mozambique due to the current civil unrest ...

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