Mondlane - a part-time pastor and independent candidate who insists he was the true winner of the polls - is reported to be sheltering in one of the capital city's hotels. It is not known what security protection he has there, nor who is paying for it.

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,

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.

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