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Mozambique: Nyusi appoints new Prime Minister – AIM report
6:19 CAT | 07 Mar 2022
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday completed his government reshuffle, relieving Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario of his duties, and replacing him with Adriano Maleiane who, up until Wednesday, had been Minister of Economy and Finance.
The appointment came as a surprise, because of Maleiane’s age. He is 72, and is the oldest member of the government.
Ernesto Max Tonela, previously the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, becomes the new Minister of Economy and Finance. Nyusi also appointed a prominent economist, Amilcar Tivane, as Deputy Minister of Finance. He has not held any previous government post.
Carlos Zacarias, previously the chairperson of Mozambique’s National Petroleum Institute, becomes the new Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.
Carlos Mesquita moves from the Ministry of Industry and Trade to become Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources. He replaces Joao Machatine, whom Nyusi dismissed on Wednesday.
Machatine had become a controversial figure because of his staunch defence of toll roads, and because some recently inaugurated roads and bridges collapsed during the current rainy season.
Silvino Moreno, previous chairperson of Ecobank-Mozambique, becomes the new Minister of Industry and Trade.
Nyusi also promoted Lidia Cardoso, formerly Deputy Health Minister, to the post of Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. The previous minister, Augusta Maita, was among those relieved of their duties on Wednesday.
As is normal in cases of government appointments and dismissals, no reasons were given in the presidential dispatches announcing the changes.
Source: AIM
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