Mozambique Votes For Mayors In Test For Ruling Party (Nasdaq)

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP)--Mozambique Wednesday held local government elections in a poll seen as a critical test of strength for the ruling Frelimo party ahead of next year's presidential vote.

Mozambique: Voters Turn Out En Masse in Xai-Xai (AllAfrica.com)

As in other parts of Mozambique, on Wednesday morning long queues formed at the polling stations in Xai-Xai, capital of the southern province of Gaza.

Mozambique: Thefts Still Causing Electricity Company Large Losses (AllAfrica.com)

Theft of electricity cables over the past two weeks in the Maputo suburbs of Triunfo and Costa do Sol have caused Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, losses estimated at 60,000 US dollars, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".

Mozambique: Renamo Makes Pre-Emptive Allegations of Fraud (AllAfrica.com)

Fernando Mbararano, the political delegate in the central province of Sofala of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has claimed that the ruling Frelimo Party is illicitly transporting people from other parts of the province to vote in the municipal election in Beira.

Mozambique: All Polling Stations Open (AllAfrica.com)

By mid-morning on Wednesday, Mozambique's third local elections were in full swing and all the polling stations in the country's 43 municipalities were open.

Mozambique: Voting Begins in Municipal Elections (AllAfrica.com)

Voting began on time in polling stations across Maputo on Wednesday in Mozambique's third municipal elections.

Mozambique: No Incidents Reported, Says CNE (AllAfrica.com)

There have been no incidents reported during the initial hours of voting in Mozambique's third local elections in any of the 43 municipalities, according to the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (CNE), Joao Leopoldo da Costa.

Mozambique: Renamo Armed Men Reappear in Maringue (AllAfrica.com)

Groups of armed men, loyal to Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, who were never demobilized at the end of the war of destabilisation, 16 years ago, have reappeared on the streets of Maringue, in the central province of Sofala.

Mozambique votes for mayors (News 24 South Africa)

Mozambique has held local government elections in a poll seen as a critical test of strength for the ruling Frelimo party ahead of next year's presidential vote.

AfDB and Mozambique Sign U.S.$ 90 Million Budget Support Loan (AllAfrica.com)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the government of Mozambique have signed a US$90 million budget support loan agreement to finance the country's second Absolute Poverty Reduction Support Program (PARPA II).