Maputo, 6 Jan (AIM) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on young people to maintain tranquility and political stability.
According to Nyusi, who was speaking on Sunday during a working visit to Casa Mateus 25, a shelter for street children in Maputo, “we are working towards peace, and I believe that the government will continue to work towards this. Mozambicans have, above all, the capacity to maintain peace in the country.”
Since 21 October, the country has been torn by demonstrations called by the presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who rejects the decision of the Constitutional Council, the country’s highest body in matters of electoral law, which gave victory in the October general elections to the ruling Frelimo party and its candidate, Daniel Chapo.
When Chapo was declared winner on 23 December, there followed what Mondlane called the “Turbo V8” phase of the protests. This phase of the protests was the most lethal since demonstrations in support of Mondlane began. During the riots, which lasted for four days, at least 176 people were shot dead by the police, according to the NGO “Decide” Electoral Platform.
In a brief contact with journalists during his visit to Casa Mateus 25, Nyusi guaranteed that the government will continue to work hard to make 2025 a year of peace.
“At the end of the year, religious denominations were praying for peace and tranquility, recognizing the current problems facing the country. We must work to maintain the stability that has always characterized the country in the concert of nations”, Nyusi said.
The President said that the support provided to the young people at Casa Mateus 25 “comes from many people who are not just Catholic. As you have seen, they are young people who have a conscience, so they come here every day at the end of the day to get a meal that is the result of support from many people.”
For his part, the director of Casa Mateus 25, Edmilson Vilanculos, said that Nyusi’s visit served to outline and complement the charitable activities of the centre.
“We’ve had a lot of people come here to share what little they have and, following the logic of the Gospel that by sharing we can then achieve the miracle of multiplication, we all leave satisfied,’ he said.
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