'It is such a strange environment to be sworn in': Protests at inauguration of Mozambique's president
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Gunshots ring out in the streets leading to Independence Square in the capital Maputo as protesters confront the police. Their voices are coarse with rage as they scream in the masked faces of officers who disperse them with rabid-looking dogs, tear gas and live rounds.
They scatter for a moment, but their anger is hard to quell. They are making their rejection of the election and the state known, as Daniel Chapo is sworn in as Mozambique's president in the iconic square down the road. "I need change! Change the president!" a man yells right down the lens of our camera.
"Put another president! Because FRELIMO [the ruling party] is not ok!". Mr Chapo's party FRELIMO (Frente de Libertaco de Moçambique) has held power in Mozambique since winning the fight for independence after three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule.
Tensions in Mozambique run high ahead of controversial inauguration – with at least 300 killed by police. Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique - as 33 killed and hundreds escape. Close to 1,000 feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte. Its liberation-era generals turned ministers have gone from being hailed to hated, as government corruption runs rampant.
"I am mad!" 24-year-old Jordan screams. He says he has travelled 12km (7.4 miles) to central Maputo to demonstrate. "I'm no longer proud to be Mozambican because I see my brothers are being murdered in this country.". In Mr Chapo's place, these protesters want Venancio Mondlane - the man they see as the rightful winner of the election.
