He used his influence to make sure it was only members of the faction of ex-President Armando Guebuza who ended up in the dock in Maputo's criminal trial over the affair so he can hardly expect his enemies in Frelimo not to return the favour when he loses power...

It takes care to leave out evidence of bribery of some officials especially President Filipe Nyusi who was accused of taking a massive bribe while defence minister while accusing others – mainly officials close to Nyusi's predecessor as president Armando Guebuza whose faction has already been the target of Mozambique's domestic trial over the loans (AC Vol 62 No 18 Mega fraud trial grips nation)...

The main conflict within the ruling party is between Nyusi supporters and the factions loyal to ex-President Armando Guebuza and his predecessor Joaquim Chissano...

The next largest faction in the Political Commission after Chissano's belongs to supporters of ex-President Armando Guebuza...

The official line is that Baptista needs more time but Frelimo sources say the delay is intended to prevent angry supporters of ex-President Armando Guebuza – most of the defendants are in his camp – causing problems for Nyusi at the conference (AC vol 63 No 5)...

While professing ignorance in his testimony of details of the maritime projects and the beneficiaries of the finance he managed nonetheless to lay blame at the door of Nyusi's predecessor President Armando Guebuza and his group...

The prosecution in the trial of 19 people accused of profiting from the $2 billion in hidden loans closed on 18 February with testimony from its most illustrious witness yet ex-President Armando Guebuza...

That trial is widely viewed as political theatre designed to pin all the blame on scapegoats allied with former President Armando Guebuza with whom Nyusi is on less than cordial terms (AC Vol 62 No 22 Probe focus shifts to Nyusi)...