The death toll inflicted by Mozambique’s post-election unrest has climbed to 261, according to a local monitoring group, with most of the fatalities caused by police gunfire.

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.

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.