After more than a year of uncertainty and speculation the party in power has finally chosen the Defence Minister Filipe Jacinto Nyusi as its presidential candidate for the October election...
President Armando Guebuza's attempt to impose his shortlist – Agriculture Minister José Pacheco Defence Minister Filipe Nyusi and Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina – has failed...
The shortlist of Frelimo nominees for the candidacy are all seen as Guebuza yes-men: Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina and Defence Minister Filipe Nyusi...
But Maputo's relationship with Beijing is evolving beyond politics and economics: Defence Minister Filipe Nyussi was in Beijing in May to sign agreements on military cooperation and $3 mn...