MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread ...

Over 33 people have died following unrest at a maximum security prison in Mozambican capital, Maputo. Dozens of people were ...

An organization in Mozambique asked the nation’s attorney-general to probe “severe human-rights violations” after a jail ...

Rioting in the capital, Maputo, coincides with escalating civil unrest linked to October's disputed elections in Mozambique.

A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday. About 1,534 people escaped from the ...

Mozambique’s post-election chaos deepens as prisoners flee Maputo’s maximum-security facility, with numbers still disputed ...

A U.S. federal judge said Manuel Chang betrayed his country in one of the biggest debt-corruption scandals in Africa.

The breakout at Maputo Central Prison, situated about 14 kilometers southwest of the capital, began midday Wednesday, according to police chief Bernardino Rafael. He said the chaos was sparked by ...

A former Mozambique finance minister was sentenced on Friday to eight-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of participating in a fraud involving $2 billion in loans to three state-owned ...

MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread ...