NEW APPOINTMENTS:

+ Carvalho Muaria has become governor of Sofala, replacing Mauricio Vieira, who died in December. Muaria had been interim governor for six months due to Vieiraís failing health.
+ Francisco Pereira replaces Muaria as Deputy Minister of Public Works and Housing. He was previously chair of the board of the governmentís Roads Fund.
+ Amelia Nakhare was named Deputy Minister of Development and Planning, to replace Maria Jose Lucas, who died on 2 January. Nakhare was previously Director of Statistical Coordination and Integration at the National Institute of Statistics (INE).