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Mozambique, South Africa
Maputo fights losing battle to bring Manuel Chang to justice on home turf

Manuel Chang, former finance minister of Mozambique, appears at the Kempton Park Magistrates court on 8 January 2019. © Wikus DE WET / AFP

The Mozambican government has made a last-ditch attempt to stop its former finance minister Manuel Chang being extradited from South Africa to the United States on charges of corruption. But Pretoria no longer has its back in this affair, and its chances of success are slim. [...]

Published on 19/10/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mozambique, South Africa
Maputo fights losing battle to bring Manuel Chang to justice on home turf

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Pretoria to extradite ex-Mozambican finance minister Chang to US

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