Thousands have fled Mozambique in the past week to neighbouring Malawi seeking refuge from the southern African nation's deadly post-election protests, authorities told AFP.

More than 2,000 Mozambican families have sought refuge in Malawi this week, Malawian authorities said, as dozens of people were reported killed in spreading unrest over a disputed election in October.

It happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies noted overnight from Friday to Saturday. Over 12,000 residents of Mozambique crossed into neighboring Malawi this past week, fleeing escalating violence caused by disputed presidential elections.

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the

Police chief Bernardino Rafael said 33 prisoners died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the security forces.

Six thousand prisoners escaped from a high-security prison near Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. According to a Thursday statement by the country's police chief, a rebellion broke out there on Christmas Day,