Venancio Mondlane, the Mozambican opposition politician who disputed the outcome of the country's October 2024 presidential election, has been notified he will stand trial before the Supreme Court on five charges including incitement to terrorism and instigation of collective disobedience — offences linked to protests that followed the disputed vote. More than 300 people were killed in the unrest after Mondlane, who ran as an independent backed by the Podemos party, rejected official results showing ruling-party candidate Daniel Chapo winning with 65 percent of the vote. The trial carries significant stakes: analysts warn that even without a conviction, the proceedings could bar Mondlane from contesting the 2029 presidential election and risk deepening public distrust in Mozambique's justice system if widely perceived as a politically motivated prosecution.