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Borges Nhamirre
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Mozambican. Researcher at Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria. Master in Security Studies. PhD candidate in History at QUB.
Interest in Strategic & Security Studies, Politics, Ethnicity and Conflict.
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Just out: My journal article on election rigging in Mozambique. It sheds light on how the FRELIMO regime manipulates democratic institutions to skew elections, fuelling organised political violence

Free access here

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
Frontiers | Rigging by the state apparatus: systemic electoral fraud in Mozambique jeopardizes the credibility of democracy and creates room for political violence
In Mozambique, systematic electoral fraud has persistently prevented the will of the electorate, as expressed at the ballot box, from being reflected in the ...
www.frontiersin.org
August 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters
Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the capital, on July 12, 2025.
www.hrw.org
July 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
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Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
On July 7, the former commander-general of the Mozambican police appeared for a hearing about the police’s involvement in the killing of about 400 people during the civil unrest that followed last yea...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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#Mozambique: writer Alex Barga has been jailed since Jan 2025 for his peaceful literary work.

PEN International call for his immediate, unconditional release.

Read our statement ⬇️

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Mozambique: Unconditionally free detained writer and publisher, Alex Barga  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“The persecution of poet and writer Alex Barga by Mozambican authorities must stop. Editing, publishing and promoting a book are not crimes. And neither is holding critical views about those in power....
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June 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North
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Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North
An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has ramped up abductions of children in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
www.hrw.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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President Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the future of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC will be high on the agenda.
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Ramaphosa will be at Dar es Salaam summit on DRC as SAMIDRC faces uncertain future - defenceWeb
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the future of the Southern African D...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (CDH-OAM) has denounced brutal police repression against citizens involved in protests contesting Mozambique’s election results, stating that killings, torture, and enforced disappearances have taken place.

moztimes.com/en/blog/bar-...
Bar Association Denounces Killings, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances During Post-Election Crisis
- More than 320 people have been killed by police, and over 730 people have been shot. - Police violence
moztimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Simon-Skjodt Centre for the Prevention of Genocide (SCPG), at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will conduct an assessment of the risks of mass atrocities in Mozambique.

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US Genocide Prevention Centre to Assess Risk of Mass Atrocities in Mozambique
By MOZTIMES Maputo (MOZTIMES) – The Simon-Skjodt Centre for the Prevention of Genocide (SCPG), at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
moztimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The insurgency in northern #Mozambique is far from finished. This week's spike of attacks might be a response to departing President Nyusi claiming the insurgents had been defeated, says MozTimes
AfricanJihad AfroLuso Afripolsky #isis #CaboDelgado
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Islamic State Claims Multiple Attacks Amid Escalating Insurgency
-       Insurgents intensify attacks, hitting at least four districts in one week -       Over 10 people killed, and the Government
moztimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM