Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African country.

The election has been marred by allegations of rigging and the killing of opposition supporters, prompting protests across the country. Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has also been hit by allegations of election fraud over the years,

Mozambique’s ruling party said the opposition’s calls for ongoing protests against the outcome of last month’s elections are inciting an attempted coup.

MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambican police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday in the biggest demonstration yet against the long-ruling Frelimo party which was declared the winner of a disputed election last month.

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,