Mozambique: Opposition Leader Venâncio Mondlane Carries the Cross of Mozambique's Democracy

He says he was cheated out of victory in 2024. Now Venâncio Mondlane is building his party to win in 2029.

That cross is his onerous and perilous mission to topple Mozambique's ruthless ruling party, Frelimo, while living on the run and watching as his comrades die at the hands of political assassins.

Mondlane is not just a charismatic politician and an engineer but also a part-time pastor, so his almost religious devotion to his cause should come as no surprise.

Using the same social media mobilising skills he had mustered so well in his campaign -- appealing especially to young people -- Mondlane brought hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans out on the street to protest against what he and they insisted was a stolen election.

The security forces responded with violence, and more than 300 people died in...

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