Filipe Jacinto Nyusi

The chief concern of President Filipe Nyusi in the year ahead is the same that will take up most of the rest of his final term of office – influencing the choice of the ruling Frente de Libertaçao de Moçambique's presidential candidate so that he is safe from future prosecution for corruption...

President Filipe Nyusi's grip on the problem has come increasingly into question from northern Makonde sections of the FADM and the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) who never had a high opinion of him as defence minister and we hear are content to see him swamped by the security problems regardless of the high cost...

One private military contractor close to the government told Africa Confidential that President Filipe Nyusi's government – Nyusi is from Cabo Delgado and very close to the Makonde generals who have been running it – is anxious not to involve regional forces in the province because of the risk of losing control...

Pretoria is secretly allowing DAG to operate in Mozambique on the strength of a request from President Filipe Nyusi...

Allegations of drugs crime and bribery are dogging President Filipe Nyusi's family...

Last November following agreements between President Filipe Nyusi and President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi in August the Russian private military contractor the Wagner Group came to Cabo Delgado and was soon in combat...

They have done especially well Frelimo sources say since Filipe Nyusi a fellow Makonde from Cabo Delgado became president (AC Vol 55 No 16 Gas cash and votes)...

The working year began with a day of golfing and post-inauguration partying for President Filipe Nyusi who was sworn into office on 15 January for his second five-year term amid exceptionally heavy security...

Amid the familiar tropes about prioritising peace and democracy Nyusi declared that 'work work work' was at the heart of his ethos and that 'I citizen Filipe Jacinto Nyusi your President am the first to promise this and to set an example...

President Filipe Nyusi has won a second and final term of office with the second-largest majority since multi-party elections began in 1994...

The violence reflected badly on Frelimo and President Filipe Nyusi who did not even pay lip service to condemning violence let alone vow to punish the perpetrators...

While Frelimo is likely to win a majority of the seats in parliament its greatest worry is that President Filipe Nyusi who is seeking re-election will fail to clear the 50% hurdle in the first round of presidential voting...

This could give President Filipe Nyusi an extra 307 000 votes CIP says...