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Mozambique President Elect Daniel Chapo. (Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

  • Luis Nhachote, The Continent
2 min read
Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975
AFRICA

Meet Mozambique’s four leading presidential candidates

Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read
Embracing peace: Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi (left) and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade (right) hug each other after signing a ceasefire agreement that formally ends decades of military hostilities. (AFP)
AFONSO DHLAKAMA

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

  • Alex Vines
8 min read