The Morning Call
By October 15, Mozambique goes to polls to elect in a new dispensation. While the poll looks on the surface, like a simple two-way contest between the long-ruling Frelimo party and the opposition Renamo party, analysts say it’s a complex situation for the Southern African nation.
President Filipe Nyusi is contesting to be re-elected for a second term. But a deadly insurgency is roaring in the nation’s north and political campaigning has been marred by hundreds of deaths and numerous reports of political violence.
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Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24
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Cameroon: Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms
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Burundi awaits results of local and parliamentary elections
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Chad detains former prime minister Masra after deadly clashes
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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam quits as opposition party leader