Mozambique: Minister claims that 2026 justice congress is crucial for “inclusive dialogue”

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Mozambique: Minister claims that 2026 justice congress is crucial for “inclusive dialogue”

3:40 CAT | 21 Oct 2025

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Mozambican Justice Minister Mateus Saíze claims that the “National Justice Congress”, scheduled for the first half of 2026, is crucial for the “inclusive national dialogue” so that the country may gather various opinions for the rewriting of the Constitution and of the electoral legislation.

The dialogue is based on a document signed in March by President Daniel Chapo and nine political parties, which the country’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, then transformed into a law.

The main opposition figure, Venancio Mondlane, who was runner up in the 2024 presidential election, was not involved in those discussions, and his political party, Anamola, had not yet been formed.

But once Anamola had been set up, Mondlane expressed its interest in taking part. Nonetheless, Anamola has not yet been given a seat on the committee organising the dialogue (COTE).

Judging by the massive attendance at his rallies all over the country, Mondlane is easily the most popular opposition figure in the country. If the exclusion of Anamola and Mondlane continues, the dialogue is likely to become an expensive irrelevance.

According to Saíze, who was speaking to reporters on Monday, after meeting the head of COTE, Edson Macuácua, the Justice Congress will be crucial for the dialogue and “we will work in coordination with COTE, other ministries, the Supreme Court, the Administrative Tribunal, the Constitutional Council, and the Attorney General’s Office.”

“In addition to the Congress”, he added, “the Ministry intends to carry out several activities aimed at reforming the Mozambican legal system and other structural laws”.

“We are deeply satisfied with the existing cooperation with COTE and we believe that our joint work will contribute to the pacification and development of the country”, he said.

For his part, Macuácua said that the meeting between COTE and the Justice Ministry allowed for strengthening institutional alignment on “the national dialogue process.”

“The ministry’s presence is essential, as the sector is a pillar of constitutional affairs, a matter considered crucial for building consensus around justice and national reconciliation. We are pleased that the Ministry has confirmed its active participation”, he said.

According to Macuácua, the Justice Congress will bring together the entire justice system, from the government, represented by the Ministry of Justice, to the judicial system operators, including judges, magistrates, lawyers, and other relevant stakeholders.

Source: AIM