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Mozambique inaugurates new president amid deadly unrest

Mozambique soldiers screen guests at a checkpoint ahead of Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo's inauguration at Independence Square in Maputo on January 15, 2025. [AFP]

Mozambique kicked off an inauguration ceremony Wednesday where President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed to "paralyse" the country with fresh protests against the fiercely disputed election result.

Venancio Mondlane had already called for a national strike in the days leading up to the inauguration and threatened on Tuesday to curtail the new government with daily demonstrations.

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