Venâncio Mondlane, a former opposition presidential candidate and a key figure in months-long protests in Mozambique, said he ...

Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has returned home from exile where he has been in hiding following October's disputed presidential election that sparked deadly protests.

"I, Venancio Mondlane, president-elect by the Mozambican people… elected by the genuine will of the people – swear on my honour to serve the Mozambican homeland and its people," he declared.