Mozambique in five-day mourning for ex-Angola leader
On Friday of last week, Mr. Dos Santos passed away in a hospital in Barcelona where he was receiving medical care.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Following the passing of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, the Mozambican government has proclaimed five days of national mourning.
The period of mourning began on Thursday at midnight.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the five days in the nation and at all diplomatic missions abroad.
The Council of Ministers met in an unusual session on Wednesday night and made the decision.
In a press conference, Ludivina Bernardo, the deputy minister of industry and commerce, stated that Jose Eduardo dos Santos "earned, at a national and international level, high prestige and esteem, especially in the context of the fight for racial equality against apartheid, in favor of freedom, dignity, and economic and social progress of the countries of southern Africa and the African continent in general."
On Friday of last week, Mr. Dos Santos passed away in a hospital in Barcelona where he was receiving medical care.
Up until 2017, he presided over Angola for almost 40 years.
