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Mozambique unrest | Over 1,500 prisoners escape Maputo prison

MAPUTO - Mozambique remains on the knife edge.

Protests continue to engulf the country as politicians try to solve an electoral impasse.

READ: Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

Violence is escalating after the country’s Constitutional Court endorsed the disputed October elections this week.

There are reports of widespread looting and an escape of about 1,500 convicted criminals from a maximum-security prison.

The Institute of Security Studies’ Borges Nhamirre discussed this with eNCA.

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