Mozambique - March 2025

On 24 March, former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane announced that he had met with President Daniel Chapo and that they had committed to end the ongoing post-election violence that, as of the end of February, had killed over 350 people. Mondlane, who disputes the results of the October 2024 general elections and leads the protest movement that emerged in its wake, said they had also agreed that the state would provide medical support to victims of the violence, compensate families of those killed and grant amnesty to arrested protesters. Further discussions between the two men are expected. The talks may signal a change of approach from the government, which on 5 March had excluded Mondlane from an agreement it signed with eight opposition parties, aimed at facilitating a national dialogue. So far, the State has taken a hard line against protesters, launching hundreds of criminal prosecutions and continuing to employ repressive tactics to police demonstrations.

Sources: ISS Africa, Plataforma Eleitoral Decide, Club of Mozambique (1), Club of Mozambique (2), Club of Mozambique (3), Deutsche Welle