President-elect Daniel Chapo is due to be sworn in on January 15, amid a disputed election and simmering violence in Mozambique. How can the new president unite the country?

Daniel Chapo, 48, was inaugurated on Wednesday, thus extending the Frelimo party's half-century of rule in Mozambique, despite weeks of deadly protests over the hotly disputed election results.

Streets in capital Maputo looked deserted with shops closed either in protest or fear of violence as Daniel Chapo begins 5-year term - Anadolu Ajansı

Mozambique kicked off an inauguration ceremony Wednesday where President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed to "paralyse" the country with fresh protests against the fiercely disputed election result.

Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, more than three months after heavily disputed elections. Most businesses in Maputo were shut after defeated presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane called for a national strike to protest against Chapo's inauguration.

Mozambique’s president-elect, Daniel Chapo, is set to be sworn in on Wednesday, more than three months after a contested election that has plunged the country into political turmoil. The election’s disputed outcome has fueled months of protests,

Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, who is popular with Mozambique’s youth, asserts results were rigged in favor of ruling Frelimo party that has been in power for 50 years

Even those in Mozambique who do wish the president-elect well openly question his legitimacy. "Chapo is someone I admire greatly," civil society activist Mirna Chitsungo tells the BBC. "I worked with him for four years - I am familiar with his willingness to act,

Controversial inauguration for new Mozambique president after deadly protests Daniel Chapo, the new president of Mozambique, is sworn in today after months of escalating civil unrest over the outcome of the election.