Tag Archives: Samora Machel

Africa and the succession trap

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tim Kelsall Mozambique’s Samora Machel built a strong consensual party with a succession tradition. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has not. 2012 was a tough year for African leaders: one resigned, one was sacked, two were overthrown in coups, two were … read more »

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Mozambique remembers Samora Machel

October 17, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Mozambicans will this week commemorate the plane crash that killed their first president 25 years ago, unveiling a new monument to a visionary leader whose death shattered a nation’s dreams. Atop a hill on the border that joins … read more »

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