Following months of protests against his disputed election victory, Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's Frelimo party has been sworn in as president at a sparsely attended ceremony.

Daniel Chapo took his oath as the country's fifth president before about 2,500 people who endured intense heat in the capital, Maputo.

Chapo, who was inaugurated on Wednesday, met with religious leaders at the cultural centre in Mozambique earlier before addressing attendees.

Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, that was marred by an opposition boycott following heavily disputed elections. Most businesses in Maputo were shut and the streets largely deserted after defeated presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane called for a national strike in protest.

Mondlane Vows "Paralysis" as Chapo is Sworn-in as President | Firstpost Africa Mozambique has inaugurated its new president despite months of anti-government protests and violence that have left over 300 dead.

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony, as the death toll from months of protests against his disputed election victory climbed.

Daniel Chapo is officially sworn in as Mozambique's new president:::: Maputo, MozambiqueThe disputed October 9 poll, which opposition leader Venancio Mondlane says was rigged, has sparked demonstrations over the past few months in which hundreds of protesters have been killed in the southern African nation of 35 million.

Mozambique's new president Daniel Chapo took the oath of office Wednesday in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in the capital Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over