Vol 44 No 12 | MOZAMBIQUE Guebuza blues 13th June 2003 The prospect of a new president is forcing Frelimo's divisions to the surface With the December 2004 elections now in sight and President Joaquim Chissano stepping down after 18 years in power, the long-running battle for power in the ruling Frente...
Vol 44 No 12 | MOZAMBIQUE Who loses under Guebuza 13th June 2003 Helder Muteia: the Minister of Agriculture. A Young Turk reformer, he naively accepted the mantle of the Chissano camp in the leadership contest where Guebuza decisively beat him....
Vol 43 No 25 | MOZAMBIQUE A flood of mud 20th December 2002 The President's son is not on trial but he's on the spot The trial of those accused of killing crusading journalist Carlos Cardoso (AC Vol 41 No 24), broadcast live and likely to last at least until the New Year,...
Vol 43 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE Scot free 13th September 2002 The escape from a 'maximum security' prison in Maputo of a man held for killing crusading editor Carlos Cardoso adds to suspicions that the government is concealing high...
Vol 43 No 13 | MOZAMBIQUE Seconds out 28th June 2002 Corruption is the issue for the ruling party's new presidential candidate The suspense is over. Frelimo, the ruling party once known as the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique, has named Armando Guebuza as its Secretary General and presidential candidate...
Vol 43 No 4 | MOZAMBIQUE Graça gets ready 22nd February 2002 Graça Machel's discreet campaign for the presidency gathers pace. We hear she failed to attend a meeting at the United Nations University for Peace of which she is...
Vol 42 No 25 | MOZAMBIQUE Murder again 21st December 2001 The race for the presidency is on. President Joaquim Chissano, 62, has decided it's time to retire. He has been President since 1986 and almost lost in 1999...
Vol 42 No 8 | MOZAMBIQUE Talks break down 20th April 2001 Hardliners on both sides have opted for confrontation Afonso Dhlakama, President of the opposition Renamo party, walked out after five hours of talks with President Joaquim Alberto Chissano on 29 March, handing over a letter prepared...
Vol 42 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Not so nutty 9th February 2001 Cashew nuts are the biggest export after prawns and sugar is another rare money-spinner. The government wants to protect these industries; the World Bank and International Monetary Fund...
Vol 41 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Carlos Cardoso 8th December 2000 The assassination of pioneering Mozambican journalist Carlos Cardoso in central Maputo on 22 November shows the growing threat to African reporters.