The 43-day campaign has seen seven murders and 37 road accident fatalities.

Fighting for a second term, President Felipe Nyusi wrapped up his campaign on Saturday, expressing confidence that the ruling Frelimo party  would extend its 44 years in power.

Renamo’s Ossufo Momade has given him a run for his money.

The opposition party has joined with five others in a pact against electoral fraud.

Observers hoping to keep an eye on polling are struggling to secure accreditation.

In addition to the 44 deaths there have been 271 injuries and 59 arrests related to the election campaign.

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Fifty people have been injured.

The truck was carrying 50 people home from a rally addressed by Mozambique’s President Felipe Nyusi ahead of elections next month.

It was coming down the steep hill from Songo, near the Cahora Bassa Dam in the Tete Province.

On the first seven sharp curves it came off the road, throwing the passengers down the hillside.

This is the second delay rally involving Nyusi.

Twelve days ago, ten people died in a crush at a stadium where he addressed a rally in Nampula Province

The incident was caused by presidential security guards locking the stadium gates after Nyusi left. 

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