The demonstrations have also interrupted commercial activity in Maputo, and raised concerns about further delays to a $20 billion natural gas export project.

Police in Mozambique fired tear gas and deployed dogs to disperse protesters in the capital Maputo Thursday, after the opposition called a demonstration against the contested election results.The southern African nation has been rocked by violence since the October 9 vote won by the Frelimo party,

Mozambique’s main opposition leader urged his supporters to up the ante over last month’s disputed elections and disrupt key trade routes and ports.