Chapo sacks police chief
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has appointed Joaquim Sive to the post of police general commander, sacking Bernardino Rafael, who had been at the helm of the force for nearly eight ...
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Exclusion by design?
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi's dialogue initiative to resolve a month-long political crisis has faltered due to the absence of presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. Mozambique has been rocked by protests against ...
Chatham House “retracts” invitation to Chapo
The Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, has retracted its Monday invitation to Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, to speak at the forum ...
Beware the Youth
Over 17 million voters were expected to participate in a nationwide poll to elect a new head of state, 250 members of parliament, new provincial governors and provincial assemblies. It ...
The fading sound of the Mapiko drum
The families of three former Mozambican presidents appear to be backing the ruling Frelimo party's Secretary-General and presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo. Chapo emerged victorious in May 2024, in a battle ...
Waiting 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 ...
Yet again, FDS flex repressive muscles in Maputo
While Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi was chairing a high level session of the United Nations Security Council in New York, the country’s Defence and Security Forces (FDS) were all out ...
