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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Heads of state shun Chapo’s investiture
Daniel Chapo will be sworn in on Wednesday as Mozambique’s 5th President of the Republic.However, the ceremony will likely be marked by the absence of regional and global heads of ...
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 ...
Strength in numbers?
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 ...
Nyusi shuts door on dialogue with Mondlane
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi seems to have shut the door on any possible dialogue with independent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane over disputed election results and the ensuing political crisis. Speaking ...
The raging battle for the soul of Mozambique
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi finally broke up his silence and joined a chorus of dignitaries and institutions condemning the gunning down on Saturday by unknown assailants of Elvino Dias and ...
Police stop march
Mozambican police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered early Monday morning in Maputo to protest the killing of Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, a party agent for PODEMOS ...
Mondlane: from local to national headache
Renamo, Mozambique’s main opposition party, won crucial races in key municipalities in the October 2023 municipal elections, but the electoral bodies acted in unison to thwart the will of the ...
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 ...
Is Chapo his own man?
On Sunday evening, the Central Committee of Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party elected Daniel Chapo as the party’s candidate during the 9 October 2024 presidential election. Initially billed as a one-day ...
