Eleven defendants in the so-called hidden debt case, including the son of former president Armando Guebuza, have been sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison

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Renamo leader Ossufo Momade has joined the chorus calling for Nyusi to testify in court - but Judge Efigenio Baptista says brief testimony given to prosecutors in 2018 is enough

President Nyusi has claimed under oath not to have known of the existence of tuna fishing and offshore security company Ematum while defence minister — despite the company making headlines domestically and internationally

Armando Guebuza took responsibility for commissioning the failed $2bn project, but claimed the then defence minister, Filipe Nyusi, was key decision-maker

Privinvest argues that if the 'hidden debts' resulted from bribery, then Nyusi must also share the blame

President Guebuza's former advisor claimed a $1.7m gift from Privinvest was unrelated to that company's successful bid for a $2bn offshore security project

President Guebuza's private secretary insisted there was no link between her arranging meetings with shipbuilding group Privinvest, and her receiving €750,000 from Privinvest via an intermediary

Sergio Namburete confirmed he kept €127,500 of a total €877,500 sent by Privinvest to Inês Moiane, personal secretary of Mozambique's then-president Armando Guebuza