Daniel Francisco Chapo was sworn in as the fifth president of Mozambique during a public ceremony held Wednesday in central ...

The death toll is said to have been particularly high in this phase because it coincided with a mass breakout of prisoners from the Maputo Central Prison and the adjacent Top Security Prison.

PHILIPPINE STOCKS ended 2024 on a cautious note following a tumultuous year for the market as many global central banks began their monetary easing cycles. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange ...

Mozambique's capital, Maputo, is limping back to normal but residents ... other women for a bus to arrive to sell her products at market. "We tried to ask for help from some trucks that passed ...

The "homens-catana' are supposedly among the over 1,500 inmates who escaped from the Maputo Central and top security prisons on Wednesday. They are alleged to be armed with knives and invade the ...

A mass jail break has seen at least 6,000 people escape from a maximum security facility - leaving 33 prisoners dead and 15 others injured after violent clashes with security forces. Inmates ...

More than 1,500 inmates fled Maputo Central Prison in Matola, located about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the capital Maputo, where police reported the casualties. Protests started in late ...

The escape from the Maputo Central Prison, located 14 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the capital, started around midday on Wednesday after “agitation” by a “group of subversive protesters ...

The country’s police chief, Bernadino Rafael, said the prisoners escaped from the Maputo Central Prison on Christmas Day, following what he called a “revolt”. At least 33 prisoners died and ...

The escape from the Maputo Central Prison, located 14 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the capital, started around midday on Wednesday after “agitation” by a “group of subversive protesters” nearby, ...

MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread ...

The escape from the Maputo Central Prison, located 14 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the capital, started around midday on Wednesday after “agitation” by a “group of subversive protesters ...