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UNHCR Southern Africa Region External Update #13 (03 April 2025)

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MOZAMBIQUE SITUATION POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE & CYCLONE RESPONSES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mozambique’s political situation remains calm with no major protests reported. The country’s parliament approved a proposed law on 2 April, outlining a political agreement aimed at restoring peace following months of post-election unrest.

• The Government of Mozambique (GoM) launched the Action Plan to implement the National Policy and Strategy for the Management of Internally Displaced Persons (PEGDI) on 1 April.

• As of 02 April, the situation at Eswatini’s Malindza Refugee Reception Centre remains unchanged. Of the 1,104 individuals who fled post-election violence in Mozambique and sought asylum in Eswatini, 403 remain at the centre.

• A verification exercise in Malawi of the remaining population was successfully completed on 16 March 2025. The exercise confirmed that 229 households, comprising 558 individuals, are Mozambican asylum seekers.