At the 11th National Cadres Conference of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party, held recently in Chimoio, the capital of the central province of Manica, President Daniel Chapo said that the party would not be “a sanctuary for criminals” and that it was necessary to “shake the tree until the rotten fruit falls”. His words were pitched as the dawn of a New Era, a fresh start in which corruption would finally be confronted and integrity restored to public life. Frelimo sold it as promise of change, a pledge that the party would at last take tougher action against the practices that have, year after year, chipped away at the credibility of both Frelimo and the state itself. Still, for all the...
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Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang has finally been extradited to the United States after a protracted extradition battle played out in South African courts.
On Wednesday, South Africa’s Justice and Correctional Services surrendered Chang to US Marshals Service, who promptly flew him to the US, where he is to be tried on charges of fraud.
Click on the picture to see the timeline from his arrest on 29 December 2018 to his extradition on 12 July 2023.
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