Filipe Nyusi
latest news & developmentsMeet Mozambique’s four leading presidential candidates
Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975
Mozambique’s governing party chooses new leader
With the change in leadership of Frelimo, the country is likely to have a new president after the elections on 9 October
Countdown for Mozambique mega gas project quickens
TotalEnergies is preparing for the resumption in early 2024 of its stalled $23 billion liquified natural gas project
What does SADC’s new military approach in Mozambique mean?
What seems to have informed South African Development Community’s new approach is the need to enhance the gains made in controlling the insurgency
Former Mozambican president Guebuza turns on his successor
Armando Guebuza gave evidence in a corruption trial that has transfixed the nation
War in Mozambique follows those who fled from the coast
With regional forces retaking Cabo Delgado, insurgents turn their attention inland
Who finances Mozambique’s insurgency?
Informal banking and trade are both a lifeline for local communities and a grey area for terror financing, requiring progressive efforts to develop rather than de-risk
Cabo Delgado is a warzone, but profiteers strike it rich
But anger over human rights abuses in the ruby-rich province fuels resentment and insurgency
A number of countries are offering military support to Mozambique to quell violent extremism in Cabo Delgado
The countries offering training are the SADC, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and the United States while it appears that Rwanda ‘has plans to deploy’
Mozambique wants Lamola to hand over top official behind bars on $2bn scam
Mozambique grows impatient for SA justice minister to rule whether former finance minister will be extradited to Mozambique or US to face corruption charges
Lessons from Palma attack: What next for the insurgency in Cabo Delgado?
Mozambique is starting to accept it needs more than private military aid to fight the Islamic State insurgency
The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado
A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?
Isis is not driving the Cabo Delgado war
Can Frelimo and its backers continue to profit from a failing state while an armed insurgency rages in northern Mozambique? And will South Africa help prop them up?
Third time lucky: Will Mozambique’s peace deal last?
It’s been a year since Frelimo and Renamo signed the Maputo Accord. This time, the peace might just hold
The insurgency in northern Mozambique has got worse. Why?
Mozambique needs to restructure its defence force and build an alliance with its neighbour Tanzania in preparation for a drawn-out struggle against ‘jihadists’