Mozambican media on ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis' visit
Paul Samasumo – Maputo, Mozambique
Most radio stations and television stations have in the last few days dedicated hours interviewing organisers, priests and government officials about the visit. The goodwill message of ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis which he recorded on video has repeatedly been played on television.
The newspapers
Mozambique’s mass circulating daily newspaper, Noticias, which is government-owned and controlled, had ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis as its main headline on the day of his arrival. Noticias speaks of ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis walking on Mozambican soil and says that the nation expects the visit to have echoes long after he leaves Mozambique. The paper takes a more secular angle and hopes the visit will not only be a Church event but one that serves to strengthen democracy in the country.
The private daily O Pais also has ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis prominent on the first page. The newspaper highlights the fact that the republican President, Filipe Nyusi, personally inspected all the venues where ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis will be.
The influential weekly Savana perhaps on account of it being published earlier in the week was a little scarce with information of ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis.
Other prominent newspapers such as Publico, Canale de Mozambique all mentioned ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis but mostly stayed with local politics
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