The closing of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party’s 11th National Cadres Conference in Chimoio, central Mozambique, was choreographed to convey the picture of a party willing to break up with the past and an attempt for Daniel Chapo, its chairperson, to define the second phase of his leadership: moving from listening to acting, from diagnosing problems to executing solutions, and from promising renewal to testing whether renewal can truly reshape the party from within. Chapo’s words were striking. He spoke of “rotten fruits” that must fall from the tree, declared that there is no place in Frelimo for corrupt officials, drug traffickers, or criminals, and insisted that each person must answer for their crimes regardless of party affiliation. This direct language...
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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.
At the 11th National Cadres Conference of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party, held recently in Chimoio, the capital of the central...
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The Mozambican government has awarded a 25‑year public‑private partnership to two Chinese firms to build and operate the new one‑stop...
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Air Mozambique has officially replaced LAM (Mozambique Airlines), closing the chapter on the troubled national carrier and opening another, not...
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