Vol 55 No 12 | MOZAMBIQUE Spills – clear as mud 13th June 2014 In May, Anadarko informed the Environment Ministry that 30,000 litres of drilling fluid had accidentally leaked from one of its exploratory wells in the Rovuma Basin, 46 kilometres...
Vol 55 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Stand by your man 16th May 2014 The governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique licked its wounds and stuck on the sticking plasters during a four-day extraordinary meeting of its Central Committee in Matola, which...
Vol 55 No 9 | MOZAMBIQUE My enemy's enemy 2nd May 2014 The leader of the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, Afonso Dhlakama, may well stand in October's presidential election as part of a deal reached with President Armando Guebuza, Africa Confidential...
Vol 55 No 8 | MOZAMBIQUE TV gold 15th April 2014 The daughter of President Armando Guebuza, Valentina, has come under attack after a company in which she is a major shareholder was awarded a US$300 million contract without...
Vol 55 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE Huge rise in illegal logging 21st March 2014 A Maputo university study has gathered hard figures on illegal timber and revealed a massive and unexpected increase A study by Maputo's Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) has uncovered an 88% increase in illegal logging since 2007. Funded by the European Union, the report shows that enforcement...
Vol 55 No 5 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo picks a candidate 3rd March 2014 After a strong challenge from his rivals, the governing party has chosen Guebuza’s man to stand in the presidential election After more than a year of uncertainty and speculation, the party in power has finally chosen the Defence Minister, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, as its presidential candidate for the...
Vol 55 No 4 | MOZAMBIQUE The race opens up 21st February 2014 The governing party's next Central Committee meeting promises to be an unusually lively affair. On 27 February the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique has to decide who is...
Vol 55 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Renamo conflict escalates 7th February 2014 The disgruntled rebels’ attacks are taking on the aspect of an insurgency but it seems that President Guebuza is in no hurry to settle the dispute The political and military situation is deteriorating as the rebellion by the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana looks increasingly like a serious civil conflict. Armed violence began last April and...
Vol 55 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Donors up in arms 29th January 2014 The countries helping fund the national budget are split on whether or not to suspend funds over corruption and bad governance Mozambique risks the suspension of up to one third of the US$400 million it is due to receive in budget support funds from major donors this year, according...
Vol 55 No 2 | MOZAMBIQUE Take me to your leader 24th January 2014 The gas bonanza raises the stakes in this year’s elections; Frelimo’s choice for the presidency will show how it wants to run the country All eyes are on President Armando Guebuza’s next move in the run-up to the general elections on 15 October. Unable to stand himself, he is determined to have...