Mozambique: Frelimo Official Faces Corruption Charges in Tete

Maputo — A senior official in Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party is facing charges of corruption in the Chiuta district court, in the western province of Tete, according to a report in Thursday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Carta de Mocambique’.

The official, Goncalves Joao Jemusse, the Frelimo Tete provincial first secretary, is accused of involvement in the theft of a million meticais (about 15,700 US dollars, at the current exchange rate). The crime allegedly took place when Jemusse…