Today, Venâncio Mondlane finds himself at the centre of the worst political crisis to have shaken Frelimo’s 50-year rule of Mozambique, the resource rich but impoverished southern African ...

Mondlane, 50, has said he left Mozambique fearing for his life after two senior members of his opposition party were killed in their car by unknown gunmen in a late-night shooting in Maputo after ...

Security forces in Mozambique fired live ammunition and tear gas on supporters of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane in a bid to prevent them from reaching the airport to greet him as he returned ...

Mozambique opposition leader proposes a change in the country’s age of majority from 21 to 18 in line with regional and ...

Venâncio Mondlane, the opposition leader in Mozambique, spoke to the press upon his arrival at the Maputo International Airport on Thursday. Credit ...

Supporters of Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane gesture near a checkpoint as they try to get closer to the airport in Maputo on January 9, 2025. Amilton Neves/AFP/Getty Images ...

However, opposition candidate Mondlane, and his allied party, Podemos (Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique), who have strong support among Mozambique’s youth population, claim the ...

Venâncio Mondlane, a former opposition presidential candidate and a key figure in months-long protests in Mozambique, said he is severing ties with the Podemos party.

Mozambique awaits election results as the ruling party looks to extend its reign past 50 years Vote counting gets underway at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, in general elections ...

Maputo — The office of Mozambique's former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has announced that it is breaking all ties with Podemos (Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique ...

Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane arrives at the Mavalane International Airport in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Carlos Uqueio ...

Mondlane began his political adventure in 2013, when he joined the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM). This was a new political party created by Daviz Simango, a son of the former vice ...