Mozambican party Anamola has announced the approval of its statutes and several resolutions at its first Extraordinary National Convention. On the same occasion, Anamola reported alleged acts of political intimidation during the party’s activities in the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane.
At a press conference on Monday, the spokesperson for the National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Anamola), a party founded by politician Venâncio Mondlane, said the convention had helped consolidate the organisation’s internal structure, with the full approval of its statutes and resolutions on the political formation’s participation in international organisations.
According to Alberto Manhique, the convention – which brought together more than 400 delegates on Saturday in a hybrid format, with its central base in Maputo city and participation from party structures at national, provincial, district and diaspora levels – also served to launch publications produced by the political formation on political violence and human rights.
Among the works presented, the spokesperson cited the book “Uma Democracia Sangrenta” (A Bloody Democracy), published in Portuguese, English and French.
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At the press conference, Manhique accused alleged members of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) of disrupting the convention proceedings held in Xai-Xai, in Gaza province, in the south of the country, where “a group of individuals allegedly linked to the Frelimo party entered the venue, disrupting the proceedings”.
The spokesperson said the activity was taking place “in a private room, previously booked and paid for by the party’s provincial coordination in Gaza province”.
“These events raise questions about the circumstances in which these groups arrived and the possible use of municipal resources to transport participants,” he said.
The party also reported the presence of a tyre containing fuel and flammable materials near the event venue.
“The Anamola Party considers it necessary for the competent authorities to establish the veracity of the incident and the circumstances in which the tyre was brought to the site,” he said.
Manhique also reported that a party activity initially planned for Inhassoro district, in Inhambane province, had to be relocated “for security reasons”, following a communication attributed to the district administration.
The matter concerns a communication from the party requesting police protection from the district government of Inhassoro at the venue where its members were due to gather to follow the party’s extraordinary convention on digital platforms.
The party leader and former electoral candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, explained on the day of the convention that the local administration had not only rejected the request but had also declared that it would not authorise the party members’ meeting in the province.
Anamola also expressed concern over a fire at a residence belonging to one of its local officials in Zavala, also in Inhambane province. According to the spokesperson, the party believes the circumstances of the incident and other events recorded over the weekend should be clarified.
Venâncio Mondlane was elected president of Anamola in August this year, in Nampula province, for a five-year term. He founded the party in 2025.
The Supreme Court has scheduled the start of Venâncio Mondlane’s trial for 17 November, in connection with the protests that followed the general elections of 9 October 2024, in which the politician was a presidential candidate and did not recognise the official results.
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Source: Lusa