Good afternoon. President Daniel Chapo is expected to tour Europe next week, meeting foreign dignitaries and showing his face in the continent’s capitals. At the time of writing, it is not clear how much of the trip is going ahead; Zitamar News has learned that Chapo will no longer visit the United Kingdom tomorrow, where he was scheduled to speak at an event marking the 50th anniversary of Mozambique’s independence.
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Much of the purpose of these visits is for domestic consumption. Five months on from when Chapo was inaugurated — during a time of national disorder, surrounded by a tight security cordon and with most invited foreign heads of state staying away — his aides are still anxious about his status as a legitimate president. It is only a few months since protesters who insisted that opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane, and not Chapo, was their rightful president, were burning offices of ruling party Frelimo and smashing up toll gates to dispute the election results and vent their anger at Frelimo.
