Ruth Castel-Branco

2 months ago | africasacountry.com | Herbert Jauch |Ruth Castel-Branco |Chris Webb

The passing of Namibia’s founding president and long-time leader of the SWAPO Party, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, on February 8, 2025, at the age of 95, ends the era of arguably the most influential political figure in Namibia’s history. Born in the village of Etunda in the Omusati region of Northern Namibia, Nujoma became a young contract worker on the railways.

Nov 15, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Ruth Castel-Branco

On October 9, Mozambicans cast their ballots in the general election. The National Elections Commission declared a sweeping victory for Frelimo, which has governed the country since independence in 1975. The election results upset the set-up, with Podemos replacing Renamo as the leading opposition party. But Podemos leader Venâncio Mondlane rejected the results, claiming an outright victory.

Nov 13, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Ruth Castel-Branco

Em 9 de outubro, os moçambicanos votaram nas eleições gerais. Após uma fraude generalizada nas eleições municipais do ano passado, muitos acreditavam que o resultado já estava definido. O partido governante manipularia os resultados, a oposição capitularia, e a Frelimo daria início ao seu sexto decênio no poder. De fato, a eleição foi marcada por irregularidades: desde eleitores fantasmas até observadores falsos, preenchimento de urnas e contagem fictícia.

Nov 11, 2024 | znetwork.org | Ruth Castel-Branco

On October 9, Mozambicans cast their ballots in the general election. After widespread fraud during last year’s municipal vote, many believed that the outcome was a foregone conclusion. The ruling party would rig the results, the opposition would capitulate, and Frelimo would usher in its sixth decade of rule. Sure enough, the election was fraught with irregularities: from ghost voters to fake observers, ballot box stuffing, and fictitious counting.

Nov 11, 2024 | znetwork.org | Ruth Castel-Branco

On October 9, Mozambicans cast their ballots in the general election.