Maputo, mozambique — Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, is limping back to normal but residents are still fearful because of widespread looting and vandalism sparked by confirmation that the ruling party won contested elections. Food, fuel and medicine are running low for the city’s inhabitants while the daring escape of more than 1,000 inmates from a maximum-security prison is fueling wild rumors and prompted the creation of neighborhood patrols. “My neighbor woke me up, telling me that men armed with machetes were walking around,” Maria Amelia, 55, a cleaner who lives in Matola, near Maputo, told AFP. “When I went out, I
