Mozambique’s ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month’s national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African State as the opposition cried fraud.

Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results. Daniel Chapo,

Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month's national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African state as the opposition accused it of fraud.

Moazmbique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election amid claims of rigging by the opposition

Daniel Chapo was declared winner of the presidential election less than a week after two opposition figures were gunned down.

But as a lawyer for an opposition leader, in an election year, he felt it was his duty to speak out. “In a country as upside down as ours, truth and justice have their price,” he wrote, “and the biggest price is the death of the one who says it.

The atmosphere in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, is tense, local media report. Footage shows empty streets and closed businesses. The main opposition candidate, Mondlane, has calle

Daniel Chapo, the candidate of Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo, won this month's presidential election, results from the country's electoral commission showed on Thursday. Chapo won roughly 70% of the national vote,