Mozambique NGOs appeal to Ramaphosa for SADC intervention – SABC News [Video]

Non-profit organisations in Mozambique have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa asking him to intervene. They call on Southern African Development Community (SADC) to seek an urgent solution to the current political stand-off in the country.

They say they blame the Electoral Commission of Mozambique for alleged irregularities during the registration process ahead of last year’s elections.

The organisations want Ramaphosa to use South Africa’s role in the SADC region to seek the suspension of the inauguration of FRELIMO’s Daniel Chapo as President of Mozambique.

Amnesty International’s Executive Director Irungu Houghton says, “We have been watching the developments for the last two months. We are very concerned. About over 100 deaths we have seen. We have repeatedly called on SADC and the international community to intervene to ensure the safeguard of the loss of life. We will continue to do so until we see human rights being protected in the Mozambican …