Vol 53 No 20 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
The President maintained his grip on the party at the Pemba Congress but there were still some surprises
The tenth Congress of the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique ended on 29 September but President Armando Guebuza did not get everything he wanted: he won’t be able...
Vol 53 No 18 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
The President hopes to go on running the country – and his businesses – after his term in office ends
The 23 to 28 September congress of the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique will be the field of the battle to decide whether President Armando Guebuza can...
Vol 53 No 12 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
Acting on corruption is one thing but Frelimo is having problems even passing laws against it
Proposals for anti-corruption legislation are causing severe anxiety in the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique. Frelimo is scrambling to bury reforms.
Vol 53 No 12 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
A secret report by the Zambézia Province command of the national police on why the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique so resoundingly lost the mayoral election in Quelimane...
Mozambique is on the threshold of a multi-billion dollar energy boom destined to transform a country that, less than 20 years ago, was counted by the World Bank as the world’s poorest, with per capita gross domestic product of US$80. It is still a weak state that lacks capacity to manage such a large range of investment projects and there is concern that resource wealth will facilitate corruption and poor governance. State revenue from these riches promises eventually to deliver something else – revenue independence. This would be a big change for a country highly dependent on foreign aid: grants and concessional loans currently contribute 41% of the national budget
Energy resources lie at the heart of foreign direct investment commitments worth $28 billion. This is more than double 2011’s total gross domestic product of $12 bn. and...
The government has announced that it will tax mergers and acquisitions in the resource sector. The first is Royal Dutch Shell’s proposed purchase of Britain’s Cove Energy, holder...
The government appears indifferent about beefing up coastal security and introducing anti-pirate laws
The United States is making little headway in its bid to get Mozambique and other coastal states to beef up their anti-piracy laws and their military response. It...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 1 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
- ASIA
The government is bringing in investment from every substantial economy in Asia to back its industrialisation and energy projects
From the roads and rail networks to telecoms, the energy sector and the myriad minerals buried in its soil, there has been a sharp spike in the presence...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 1 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
- ASIA
The array of investments across the economy shows that the government is keen to see Mozambique diversify away from purely resource-based flows. The variety of Asian partners is...
Vol 52 No 25 |
- MOZAMBIQUE
President Guebuza’s bid to stay on looks dead, which could mean a Chissano comeback
After seven years of consolidating his position, Armando Emílio Guebuza now faces the failure of his bid to change the constitution to permit him a third term as...