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Nyusi paves the way for his successor over the next year

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Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi.
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

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President Nyusi's latest reshuffles within the Mozambican security apparatus were carried out to prepare for the ruling Frelimo party congress scheduled for next September. The congress will be all about choosing Nyusi's successor, but the party's powerful central committee will also hold him accountable for his handling of the Cabo Delgado crisis.

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