Daniel Chapo (2nd R) receives the Emblem of Mozambique after being sworn in as the President of Mozambique during his inauguration at Independence Square in Maputo on January 15, 2025. Mozambique swore in Daniel Chapo as president on January 15, 2025 following months of post-election violence that an NGO says has killed more than 300 people.
Vowing “to devote all my energies to defending, promoting and consolidating national unity”, Chapo, 48, extends his Frelimo party’s 50-year rule of the gas-rich African nation. Opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane claims that the October 2024 election was rigged. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)