PROTESTERS SEIZE TRUCKS OVER MOZAMBIQUE'S ELECTION

Protesters reportedly seized trucks on the busy N4 highway in Mozambique, bringing traffic to a standstill as tension continues to run high over the disputed 9 October elections in which the election body declared ruling-party candidate Daniel Chapo the winner.

That is among many feats protesters have reportedly undertaken.

The running battles between protesters and security forces have led the latter to k*ll at least 11 people, according to Human Rights Watch.

According to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Chapo of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) amassed 70.6 per cent of votes, beating his closest challenger, Venancio Mondlane, who garnered 20 per cent.

However, Mondlane, who ran on the ticket of the Partido Optimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (PODEMOS or Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique in English) has rejected the results, saying they are fraudulent, asking his supporters to take to the streets in protest.

Demonstrations have been held in most parts of the country nearly daily, bringing business to a standstill, especially in the major urban centres.