Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo has again met with the leaders of the four opposition parties with seats in parliament. Chapo told journalists that he and the four leaders met to draft terms of reference that will guide state reforms, including changes to the constitution and the electoral law, deemed necessary following the political unrest that engulfed the country after the opposition accused the ruling Frelimo party and the electoral authorities of rigging the 9 October 2024 elections. According to Chapo, the political dialogue seeks to avoid a repeat of the political unrest that resulted in the death of over 300 people, hundreds of injured, destruction of both public and private property, and looting. The subsequent step is to “open this...
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Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang has finally been extradited to the United States after a protracted extradition battle played out in South African courts.
On Wednesday, South Africa’s Justice and Correctional Services surrendered Chang to US Marshals Service, who promptly flew him to the US, where he is to be tried on charges of fraud.
Click on the picture to see the timeline from his arrest on 29 December 2018 to his extradition on 12 July 2023.
Mozambique’s Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has raided various informal markets and drug hot spots aimed at recovering stolen car...
PODEMOS (Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique), the main opposition party in Mozambique, has been plunged into an...
Venâncio Mondlane's camp, the former Mozambican opposition independent presidential candidate, announced on Tuesday that it is splitting with PODEMOS (Optimistic...
The end days Constitutionally, Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi ends his second term of office in January 2025 - and if...
Tangled up in the web they themselves wove, the Makonde ethnic group, which has closed ranks and built walls around...
Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party is expected to meet on Thursday to produce its short-list of candidates who will vye internally...
Daniel Chapo was sworn in on Wednesday as Mozambique’s president at a subdued ceremony following months of post-election violence. However,...
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Daniel Chapo will be sworn in on Wednesday as Mozambique’s 5th President of the Republic.However, the ceremony will likely be...
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Mozambican opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane arrived on Thursday at Maputo International Airport, where he swore himself in as country’s president....
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi's dialogue initiative to resolve a month-long political crisis has faltered due to the absence of presidential...
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