DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 12 | MOZAMBIQUE Manuel Chang hears the extradition bell 1st June 2023 The extradition of Maputo's finance chief to the US marks an important twist in the $2bn loans scandal Maputo's former finance minister Manuel Chang has lost a last-ditch court appeal and faces extradition to the United States on charges over his role in the US$2 billion hidden loan... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo rolls out the vote 25th May 2023 Having failed to persuade parliament to allow him to stand for a third term, President Filipe Nyusi is bent on consolidating his position by securing a landslide for Frelimo in Oct...
Vol 64 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi runs out of road 11th May 2023 President Filipe Nyusi's ambition to cancel the two-term presidential limit and stand in next year's general election has finally died, according to insiders in Maputo.
Vol 64 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE Disclosure costs Maputo 16th March 2023 The London High Court judge presiding over the civil case brought by Mozambique against Credit Suisse bank and the naval contractor Privinvest in January 2020 says that he will str...
Vol 64 No 2 | MOZAMBIQUEAFRICA IN 2023 Insurgency drags on but the giant gas projects will restart 16th January 2023 President Nyusi's bid for a third term of office will probably fail despite his well-funded campaign to persuade Frelimo to change the constitution President Filipe Nyusi will use every means at his disposal, including taking credit for the likely resumption of the offshore gas projects this year, to change the constitution to...
Vol 63 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUEUNITED STATES Chang's extradition to the US looms 31st October 2022 Former Finance Minister Manuel Chang would rather be tried in the US than his own country, sources have told Africa Confidential The United States and Mozambican governments have been fighting for the right to extradite former finance minister Manuel Chang from South Africa to face money-laundering and fraud...
Vol 63 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUEMILITARY Onshore war versus offshore gains 3rd November 2022 Cabo Delgado insurgents have lost key positions but look set for a long war, while Maputo pleads with the operators to get the LNG project restarted Officials applaud operations by the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops to clear roads and transport hubs in troubled Cabo Delgado ...
Vol 63 No 21 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi schemes to stay on 20th October 2022 The President is marshalling his political resources for a third term in office, starting with a battle for factional supremacy within the ruling party President Filipe Nyusi hopes to yoke the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique to his bid to change the constitution so he can have a third term of office....
Vol 63 No 18 | KENYAMOZAMBIQUEEUROPEAN UNION Brussels greets Ruto 8th September 2022 Josep Borrell, the European Union's High Representative, will become the first western leader to congratulate Kenya's President-elect William Ruto in person when he visits on 10 Se...
Vol 63 No 16 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi kicks to the long grass 4th August 2022 President Filipe Nyusi is believed to be using delaying tactics to minimise disclosure of his role in Mozambique’s $2 billion hidden loans scheme as the ruling Frente de Libertação...
