Bulletins and News Discussion from November 11th to November 17th, 2024 - Chapo? Like, the President-elect of Mozambique? - COTW: Mozambique

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On October 9th, Daniel Chapo won the Mozambique general election with about 70% of the vote. Chapo is the head of FRELIMO, the Marxist-Leninist party of Mozambique's liberation, which fought an internal anti-communist resistance called RENAMO which was backed by Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa; Frelimo won in 1975. However, as the USSR fell, Frelimo began to allow elections inside Mozambique, and has ruled the country with significant majorities in each election ever since.

The main opposition party inside Mozambique is Podemos, which is led by Venancio Mondlane, a former member of Renamo and trained inside the USA. He alleges that his polling figures predicted a majority win for him, not Frelimo, and has accused Chapo of electoral fraud. There have been the usual slogans about how they yearn for freedom. The EU, of course, "witnessed irregularities." As @WilsonWilson@hexbear.net has pointed out, Mozambique has massive undeveloped gas fields and is outsourcing the development process to France, Norway, the UK, and the USA, while mysterious Islamist groups have popped up to cause chaos in the exact regions which have the gas, slowing the process of actually developing those gas fields. Overall, it appears to be a cookie-cutter colour revolution attempt by the imperial core designed to install a comprador for cheaper resources. Its proximity to BRICS+ member South Africa may also be significant, noting the colour revolution in Bangladesh earlier this year exerting influence near India and China.

Protestors have been battling against the police and government since late October, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries as well as massive disruption, as the government has intermittently blocked access to the internet and social media. As of today, calm appears to be returning, with border crossings beginning to reopen.

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I’m glad Mozambique is getting more coverage on here. I was afraid that it would get buried under everything else with it being an African country most aren’t familiar with.
- What's thy relation to that pais?
  
  Not sure if this is a bit or some kind of reference, but I have no personal relation to Mozambique. I just recognize Africa as being very geopolitically important while not getting enough coverage on how things are unfolding over there.
  
  I just recognize Africa as being very geopolitically important while not getting enough coverage on how things are unfolding over there.
  I mean, I understand if you're talking about the Association Des Etats Sahel, but Mozambique is something particular... in my opinion, it isn't really politically active, it's quite socdem, maybe even passive and compliant to America, a la Angola... I understand, considering it doesn't want a civil war again, and expand the insurgency, but you know, I don't see anything revolutionary coming out soon.
  
  Neither do I believe there’s anything particularly revolutionary coming out of there. Its proximity to South Africa is important, but that’s about it. Still, every country plays a larger role in what the domino effect might be from events like this.

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