Mozambique boosts security in Maputo due to demonstration fears

Mozambican security forces deployed on the streets of the capital Maputo on Thursday after rumours of planned anti-government demonstrations circulated on social media, witnesses said. Several posts on social media in recent days said groups were planning to demonstrate on Friday against government corruption, in particular secret borrowing that could cripple the economy in one of the world's poorest countries. Armoured vehicles packed with police armed with automatic weapons were deployed on ma