Vol 54 No 20 | MOZAMBIQUE Tender mercies 3rd October 2013 Insisting that major infrastructure contracts go to competitive tender has got Transport and Communications Minister Paulo Zucula the sack, say senior political sources. President Armando Guebuza moved him...
Vol 54 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo may compromise 6th September 2013 Renamo’s campaign for a bigger slice of public life has little support but Frelimo seems unable to capitalise on that and may make concessions As the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique’s armed stand-off continues with the opposition Resistência Nacional Mocambicana (Renamo), Frelimo is beginning to worry about the impact on the coming...
Vol 54 No 17 | MOZAMBIQUE Renamo ramps up the pressure 15th August 2013 Disgruntled Renamo rebels are using force and threats of economic disruption to get their demands on the table The violent stand-off between President Armando Guebuza's government and the former Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo) rebels, now entering its sixth month, looks increasingly intractable. The latest round of...
Vol 54 No 17 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo decides 2014 22nd August 2013 The successor to President Armando Guebuza is expected to be decided in September at one of two meetings of the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique’s Political Commission,...
Vol 54 No 13 | MOZAMBIQUE A bumpy ride to the polls 19th June 2013 A fraught registration of electors before the local polls and growing civil society interest compound Renamo’s dispute with Frelimo Civil society, the media and all Mozambique’s political parties are heavily engaged in scrutinising and politicking over the new electoral register. The register should be complete by the...
Vol 54 No 12 | MOZAMBIQUE Timber rackets, gas booms 7th June 2013 As the gas industry opens up the north, generals and politicians are smuggling hundreds of tonnes of timber and ivory to China As the booming trade in smuggled ivory and timber devastates northern Mozambique’s environment, Attorney General Augusto Paulino has launched an investigation into the claimed involvement of Agriculture Minister...
Vol 54 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Limits to corruption campaign 10th May 2013 A new conflict of interest law forces some politicians to resign but Frelimo still dominates the economy A series of high-profile resignations has followed the introduction of laws governing conflicts of interest and corruption but there is considerable uncertainty about how much further the governing...
Vol 54 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Spoils for all, please 10th May 2013 The main opposition party, the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, wants its share of the riches currently benefiting the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique and its senior members. Renamo...
Vol 54 No 8 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo's gold rush 12th April 2013 Energy and infrastructure investment could transform the neglected north and affect the presidential succession Anadarko and other oil companies predict that gas finds in Cabo Delgado could double Mozambique’s annual gross domestic product. Meanwhile, vast coal reserves are believed to lie in...
Vol 54 No 8 | MOZAMBIQUE The Quionga network 12th April 2013 General Alberto Joaquim Chipande’s key business move was the formation of Quionga Energia SA this January. Also involved are his long-time ally Gen. Raimundo Pachinuapa and former Finance...