Politics
Frelimo in crisis ahead of its Central Committee meeting
A lawyer and member of the ruling Frelimo party Central Committee, Teodoro Waty, has denounced what he calls a climate of fear, heightened tension and of spying among party members...
Read moreThe loud silence surrounding the succession battle with Frelimo
Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party is in the midst of the most mysterious and secretive presidential succession battle since the advent of democracy. With Filipe Nyusi, Frelimo and Mozambique’s president, due...
Read moreThe veterans’ criterion in the succession debate
The Secretary-General of Mozambique’s Association of Veterans of the National Liberation Struggle (ACLLN), Fernando Faustino, has acknowledged that the succession process in the ruling Frelimo party is quite complex, but...
Read moreFrelimo Central Committee dodges succession question
The Political Commission of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party has begun circulating the agenda for its Central Committee meeting, which will be held in Maputo on 5-6 April. However, absent from...
Read moreMomade feels betrayed by international community
Ossufo Momade, the leader of the Mozambican main pposition party, Renamo, has accused the international community of betrayal and of giving false guarantees for creating the conditions for fair and...
Read moreIs Nyusi out of step with the military old guard?
Mozambican war veterans seem to have had enough of President Filipe Nyusi, according to an article published Tuesday’s edition of the weekly Evidências. With the headline “Generals and the Nyusi...
Read moreRenamo in the crosshairs of the law
A Maputo City District Court has weighed in into a political dispute pitting the chairperson of Mozambique’s opposition Renamo, Ossufo Momade, and member of parliament, Venâncio Mondlane, who until recently...
Read moreFrelimo needs to rethink leadership selection
Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party will hold its Central Committee meeting on 5-6 April, according to party spokesperson, Ludmila Maguni. Speaking after a party’s Political Commission meeting, Maguni said that the...
Read moreMum’s the word on the succession shortlist
The Political Commission of Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party met on Thursday and contrary to expectations, it did not divulge its much-awaited short-list of candidates who will put their names up...
Read moreWaiting to be short-listed
Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party is expected to meet on Thursday to produce its short-list of candidates who will vye internally for the position of party presidential nominee for the October...
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