Nyusi Set to Rule Gas-Rich Mozambique Under Guebuza’s Shadow
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If Mozambique’s ruling party candidate Filipe Nyusi wins tomorrow’s presidential elections as expected, he’ll take office under the shadow of his predecessor Armando Guebuza.
“Nyusi is basically Guebuza’s hand-picked successor,” Anne Fruhauf, Africa analyst at New York-based risk evaluator Teneo Intelligence, said by phone on Oct. 10. “Nyusi’s election would strengthen Guebuza’s ability to influence policy until at least 2017,” when the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, next holds elections.