[Published: Tuesday October 09 2012]
 Mozambique's president sacks prime minister
Maputo, 9 Oct - (ANA) - Mozambique President Armando Guebuza sacked his prime minister in a surprise cabinet reshuffle yesterday, replacing his presumed political successor with the little-known governor of Tete province, home to a massive coal mining investment boom.
Prime Minister Aires Aly had been the president's second-in-command and was being groomed to succeed Guebuza as president in the 2014 election. But his aspirations were crushed when the southern African nation's Frelimo ruling party ousted him from its powerful Political Committee last month.
A government statement said Aly will be replaced by Alberto Vaquina, who has mainly overseen the multi-billion dollar coal rush in Tete, home to one of the world's largest untapped coal and natural gas reserves.
Guebuza also replaced the tourism, education, youth and sports minister. Guebuza was first elected as president in 2004. He was re-elected five years later. (ANA)
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