Mozambique will hold a general election on the 9th of October, but voters fear they will be deprived of a fair and democratic electoral process. "Our elections are never transparent, results are manipulated," says Jorge, a salesman based in Maputo. Mozambique won independence in 1975 after a decade-long war against Portuguese colonizers and is one of the poorest countries in the world, despite its vast natural gas deposits. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES