Mozambique: Corruption Detected in Military Recruitment

Maputo — The Chief of Staff of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM), Admiral Joaquim Mangrasse, has ordered an immediate halt to training courses for new recruits to the FADM, because of suspicions of corruption and fraud, reports Wednesday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Carta de Mocambique”.

This affects a group of over 500 recruits who had been training since April in the Practical Army School at Manhica, about 70 kilometres north of Maputo. They were all told to go homes and wait for a…