Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Mozambique is set for a watershed election that will see a change of the presidential guard, with the era of leaders who forged their careers in the trenches of the independence war against Portuguese rule coming to an end. For the first time, the once all-powerful Frelimo party is fielding a presidential candidate who was born after independence — the charismatic 47-year-old Daniel Chapo, who it hopes will rally voters fed up with its 49-year rule. … Mozambique — strategically located along the southern African coast and rich in natural resources, but hit by an insurgency in the remote north — will hold presidential elections on Wednesday, along with parliamentary and gubernatorial elections. President Filipe Nyusi is stepping down at the end of his two terms and hopes to hand the reigns of power to Chapo.” (10/06/24)