Lázaro Mabunda

Lázaro Mabunda is an award-winning Mozambican investigative journalist and political scientist with over two decades of experience covering corruption, governance, and human rights. He serves as a senior researcher and the coordinator of the Investigative Journalism Pillar at the Center for Public Integrity (CIP) in Maputo, a prominent anti-corruption NGO. Mabunda has built a distinguished career breaking high-stakes stories on illicit networks, including transnational rhino poaching syndicates, the "hidden debts" financial scandal, and systemic military and procurement vulnerabilities. His reporting has earned him numerous accolades, including the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award.