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Vol 63 No 8

Published 14th April 2022


Mozambique

Nyusi tries to shake off the mud

The loans trial is over and an IMF deal is nearly final. The President wants a reset but he’ll need more than a ministerial reshuffle to clear the air

Now the proceedings against those charged with beggaring Mozambique's future by covertly borrowing US$2 billion are over, the main question is how far the public airing of the deepest secrets of the ruling elite will damage the reputation of President Filipe Nyusi. Defence lawyers in the trial had repeatedly pressed the judge to call Nyusi to the stand as a key witness but without effect.

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