Intensifying post-election election protests in Mozambique are taking a toll on businesses in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa whose raw materials are stuck on the troubled country’s ports. Mozambique is facing its worst-ever post-election violence following a disputed October 9 poll won by the ruling Frelimo party. And protesters warned they will now target ports and borders, especially with the region’s economic powerhouse, South Africa. SADC leaders will meet in Zimbabwe this weekend for an extra ordinary summit where the Mozambique crisis is expected to top the agenda. Borges Nhamirre, an analyst at the Institute of Security Studies based in South Africa, said the SADC summit must help to unlock the political logjam in Mozambique as it was threatening regional stability.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2024 19:31 UTC