[ 2021-02-09 ]

Mozambique's new military chief dies of Covid-19
Jose Tembe

BBC News, Maputo

Mozambique's newly appointed head of the military,
Eugénio Ussene Mussa, died on Monday after
contracting Covid-19.

He died while undergoing treatment at Mozambique's
biggest health facility, the Maputo Central
Hospital.

It is less than a month after he took office, as
he was sworn in as chief of the general staff on
20 January.

Before assuming the post he was in charge of
operations at the so-called Northern Theatre of
Operations, whose mission was to combat Islamist
militants in the gas-rich province of Cabo
Delgado.

He told a military parade last month that 2021
would be a decisive year in combating terrorism.

The UN Secretary General's personal envoy to
Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, has sent a message of
condolences to President Filipe Nyusi and to the
Mozambican people.

Source - BBC

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