Public Anger Mounts Following Mozambique’s Contested Election

Public Anger Mounts Following Mozambique’s Contested Election

Mozambique’s ruling party, Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), prevailed in a disputed election last year, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation. Protests have continued to wrack the country ever since. But who is behind the discontent, and how does it compare to protest movements in countries like Kenya and Nigeria?Last October, Mozambique held its seventh multiparty election since the end of the country’s civil …