It’s the final stretch. With less than 3 weeks to go before the American presidential election, the candidates are doubling their efforts to convince voters.

While Kamala Harris gave an interview to Fox News (the Republican camp’s favorite channel), Donald Trump, for his part, answered questions from Latino voters gathered in Miami.

On October 16, while the Republican candidate was facing a crowd of voters, he said that the attack on the Capitol, led by supporters of the former President of the United States and which cost the lives of 5 people, was a “day of love”.

Did he go too far?

(MH with Manon Pierre – Source: France Info – Picture: Picture by Michel Vadon via Wikicommons under licence cc_by_2_0)

The lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who ran for president in October 9 elections, was gunned down in Maputo on Saturday.

The lawyer, Elvino Dias, was killed with another candidate, Paulo Guambe, from the Podemos party backing Mondlane. Two gunmen shot up their car while it was immobile on a road in the centre of the capital, witnesses said.

Podemos head Albino Forquilha confirmed the killings to AFP, while the national lawyers’ association expressed “deep shock” at Dias’s death.

A civil society observer group, Mais Integridade, called the “repugnant” murders an “act of intimidation” undermining democracy.

Police said an investigation had been started but did not immediately confirm the identities of the two slain men.

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Mozambique is awaiting official nationwide results from the elections. They are due to be published on October 24.

Mondlane, who mounted a challenge to the Frelimo party that has ruled Mozambique since its independence 49 years ago, claimed victory almost immediately after polling day.

He has alleged electoral fraud as Frelimo claims to be leading in the ballot counts, and has called for demonstrations on Monday.

An Abia State High Court Presided over By Honourable Justice T C Eruba has ordered Dr Prince Ndubueze to stop parading himself as the Chairman of Labour Party in Abia State.

The Court gave the Order after reading the Motion Paper dated the 16″ day of October, 2024 and filed on the 17″ day of October, 2024 brought Pursuant Order 3 Rule 13, Order 39 Rule 1 (1 and 2) and 3 (1 and 2) of the Abia State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, Section 6(6) (A) & (B) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended)and under the Inherent Jurisdiction of the Honourable Court supported with an 15 paragraphed Affidavit deposed by the State Chairman of Labour Party in Abia State Sir Emmanuel Nwaeze Otti

“It is hereby Ordered as Follows
That the 19, 2” and 3′ Defendants are RESTRAINED from further empowering, encouraging and instigating the 4*™ Defendant to act as Chairman and members of Abia State Caretaker Committee of the 1 Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction provided that the processes in this suit are served on the Defendants within 7 working days”

“That the 4th Defendant is RESTRAINED from parading, holding out themselves or taking any action whatsoever and howsoever which may affect the rights of the Claimant/Applicant pending the hearing
and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction”

The Court also restrained the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission(ABSIEC) , the Inspector General of Police from dealing with Dr Ndubueze pending the determination of the Suit.

It will be recalled that the embattled National Chairman of Labour Party Barr Julius Abure has purported announced a dissolution of the State Working Committee of the Labour Party and constituted a Caretaker Committee .