Five-member Commonwealth Group (COG) arrived in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, on 10th October 2019 to observe a General Elections scheduled for 15th October 2019 at the invitation of the Government of Mozambique. The Commonwealth observers will be in Maputo until 20th October 2019. Members of the group drawn from various Commonwealth regions with backgrounds from the political, electoral, and legal fields.

The Commonwealth Observer Group composed of H.E. Mr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (Chair), Former Vice-President, Republic of Kenya. Mr. Musa Mwenye, Former Solicitor General and former Attorney General, Zambia. Dr. Alex Vines, Head, Africa Program, Chatham House. Dr. Nomsa Masuku, Commissioner, Electoral Commission of South Africa, and Ms. Emma Lee Wilson, Lecturer in conflict mediation, Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University.

By Sylvester Samba