Exonerated Prime Minister and Interior Minister

The Mozambican Head of State, Filipe Nyusi, dismissed by presidential order the Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, from his position since 2015.

A press release from the Presidency of the Republic sent today to the AIM Newsroom states that the Head of State also dismissed, in separate orders, the interior ministers, Basilio Monteiro; of Education and Human Development, Conceita Sortane; Youth and Sports, Nyeleti Mondlane; of State Administration and Civil Service, Carmelita Namashulua and Labor, Employment and Social Security, Vitória Diogo.The document, which does not explain the reasons for the dismissals, says that the Head of State also exonerated the governors of Maputo and Niassa provinces, Raimundo Diomba and Francisca Domingos Tomás, respectively.

The note also states that Nyusi exonerated Catarina Dimande, as adviser to the President of the Republic.

The exonerations appear on the eve of the Nyusi investiture ceremony, scheduled for next Wednesday, a solemn event that will take place in the Mozambican capital Maputo.At least 12 Heads of State and Government have already confirmed their presence at the event, and it is expected that around 3,000 people will participate, both national and foreign.Nyusi won the presidential election with 73 percent of the vote, compared to 21.88 for Renamo's second-voted Ossufo Momade.However, next Monday, the inauguration ceremony of the Deputies of the Assembly of the Republic (AR), the Mozambican parliament, will take place.The ruling Frelimo won 184 250 seats, followed by Renamo, the largest opposition party, with 60, and finally the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the second largest opposition party, with six.The investiture of members of the Provincial Assemblies will take place on the 17th of the current month.