At least two dozen people in Mozambique have been killed in clashes with police following the October vote, according to a human rights group
South Africa has closed one of its main border crossings with Mozambique in response to rising violence in the neighboring country following last month’s disputed presidential election.
The decision to shut the Lebombo port of entry is due to security reasons, the South African Border Management Authority (BMA) said on Tuesday. The border is about 110km (68 miles) from Mozambique’s capital of Maputo, and about 440km from South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.
The Mozambican Center for Democracy and Human Rights claims that measures taken by the police to quell the protests against alleged electoral fraud have led to the deaths of at least two dozen people since the October 9 presidential vote.
“The death toll is rising by the day, with authorities using weapons of war, including rifles and armoured vehicles,…
