Maputo, Oct 8, 2024 (AFP) - Mozambican writer Mia Couto dreams future leaders set an 'example'

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2024-10-08

Mozambique's internationally acclaimed writer and poet Mia Couto hopes for a "fresh start" for his country, which heads to the polls on Wednesday, but he doubts the young democracy is ready for change. His dream, he told AFP in an interview from the capital Maputo, would be for the country of more than 33 million people to elect leaders who set an "example" by "dividing" and "sharing" resources. But there "are no big options to choose from" amon......

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