Anselmo Vicente, coordinator of the ANAMOLA party in Chimoio, in Mozambique's central Manica province, was shot dead outside his home on May 9. According to police, he was killed while "returning home from a party meeting."
Just days later, on May 15, another ANAMOLA member, Pedro Chauke, was also shot and killed in his home in the southern Gaza province. Witnesses described the perpetrators as "ruthless and professional."
Both cases illustrate an growing wave of violence targeting opposition figures across the country. Particularly affected are supporters of the National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (ANAMOLA), founded by opposition politician Venancio Mondlane after the disputed election on October 9, 2024.
ANAMOLA founder Venancio Mondlane has denounced the political killings and violence in Mozambique, saying the 'government, police and judiciary are accomplices of the perpetrators'Image: Álvaro Jaime/DW
Mondlane accuses Mozambican state of lethal violence
