Mozambican opposition parties met on Monday to draft a joint declaration advocating for the establishment of a national unity government following the 9 October general elections, considered the most fraudulent in the country’s history. The country’s Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) reports that both independent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane and the opposition party Renamo appear to have endorsed the idea of uniting the opposition to contest the fraudulent election results, which declared the ruling Frelimo party and its presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, as victors, and demand democratic accountability. The National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced last Thursday that Chapo Chapo secured 70.67% of the vote, with Frelimo winning 195 of the 250 seats in the national parliament. These results still await...
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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.
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